The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Regulation 2(1), paragraphs 1 and 4 of Part I of Schedule 2 and paragraph 5 of Part II of Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 3 S [F1 PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE, A BREEDER’S CONFIRMATION OR AN AUTHORISATION TO MARKET A PRESERVATION MIXTURE]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 heading substituted (10.2.2012) by The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/5), regs. 1, 9a )

Particulars to be specified in an official certificate S

1.  The following particulars shall be specified in an official certificate–

(a) name and address of certifying authority;

(b) applicant’s name, address and, if appropriate, [F2 registered or licensed number];

(c) seed lot reference number;

(d) species/variety/category/level, as appropriate;

(e) net weight of seed lot and number of containers;

(f) seed treatment, if any; and

(g) if the seed is Pre basic Seed or Basic Seed and the seed attains a lower percentage of germination than that specified in paragraph 13 of Part II of Schedule 4, a statement to that effect.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in sch. 3 para. 1(b) substituted (1.7.2016) by The Seed (Licensing and Enforcement etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/68), reg. 1(1), sch. 3 para. 3(5)(a)(i)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Particulars to be specified in a breeder’s confirmation S

2.  The following particulars shall be specified in a breeder’s confirmation–

(a) name and address of issuing authority;

(b) applicant’s name, address and, if appropriate, [F3 registered or licensed number];

(c) seed lot reference number;

(d) species/variety, or AFP number and breeder’s designation, if appropriate/category, as appropriate;

(e) net weight of seed lot and number of containers;

(f) seed treatment, if any;

(g) statement that the breeder’s confirmation does not constitute an official certificate and does not permit marketing of the seed; and

(h) if the seed is Pre basic Seed or Basic Seed and the seed attains a lower percentage of germination than that specified in paragraph 13 of Part II of Schedule 4, a statement to that effect.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in sch. 3 para. 2(b) substituted (1.7.2016) by The Seed (Licensing and Enforcement etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/68), reg. 1(1), sch. 3 para. 3(5)(a)(ii)

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

[F4 Particulars to be specified in an authorisation to market a preservation mixture S

3.— (1) The following particulars must be specified in an authorisation to market a preservation mixture—

(a) name and address of producer;

(b) harvesting method: directly harvested or crop-grown;

(c) subject to sub-paragraph (2), percentage by weight of constituents as species and, where relevant, subspecies;

(d) in the case of crop-grown preservation mixtures, a specific germination rate for constituents of the mixture which are specified in Schedule 1 and which do not comply with the germination requirements for Commercial Seed set out in Part II of Schedule 4;

(e) quantity of the mixture to which the authorisation is to apply;

(f) region of origin;

(g) restriction to marketing in the region of origin;

(h) source area;

(i) collection site, and in the case of a crop-grown preservation mixture, in addition the multiplication site;

(j) habitat type of the collection site; and

(k) year of collection.

(2) For directly harvested preservation mixtures, it suffices to give those constituents as species and, where relevant subspecies, which are typical for the habitat type of the collection site and which are, as constituents of the mixture, of importance for the preservation of the natural environment in the context of the conservation of genetic resources.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 3 para. 3 inserted (10.2.2012) by The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/5), regs. 1, 9(b)