The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Isolation distances – minimum distance

7.  For black mustard, brown mustard, hemp, sunflower, swede rape, turnip rape and white mustard, the minimum distance from neighbouring crops or plants of other species, or of other varieties of the same species, liable to cross pollinate with the crop shall be the distance specified in column 2 of the following table for the corresponding crop specified in column 1 of the table (which can include any distance of at least 2 metres of fallow ground required under paragraph 6 of this Part of this Schedule):–

Column 1	Column 2
Crop	Minimum Distance
(a) Black mustard, brown mustard, dioecious hemp, turnip rape and white mustard–
(i) for the production of Basic Seed	400 metres
(ii) for the production of Certified Seed(1)	200 metres
(b) Monoecious hemp–
(i) for the production of Basic Seed	5,000 metres
(ii) for the production of Seed of a Certified Generation	1,000 metres
(c) Sunflower–
(i) for the production of Basic Seed of hybrids	1,500 metres
(ii) for the production of Basic Seed of varieties other than hybrids	750 metres
(iii) for the production of Seed of a Certified Generation	500 metres
(d) Swede rape–
(i) for the production of Basic Seed of varieties other than hybrids	400 metres
(ii) for the production of Basic Seed of hybrids	500 metres
(iii) for the production of Certified Seed of varieties other than hybrids	200 metres
(iv) for the production of Certified Seed of hybrids	300 metres

but with the approval of the Scottish Ministers these distances may be modified or disregarded if there is adequate protection against undesirable foreign pollen.

(1)

See regulation 3 for the definition of “Certified Seed”.