- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Gwreiddiol (a wnaed Fel)
There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to The Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Instrument (including any effects on those provisions):
5.—(1) This paragraph applies, for the purposes of regulation 16(1) and (3), to seed potatoes to which Table II, III (a), (b) or (c) or IV applies.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), an authorised officer may deem a potato in any sample of seed potatoes to which this paragraph applies not to be affected by a disease in Group III, specified in column 1 of the Table in relation to a potato of that grade when, in the officer's opinion—
(a)the surface area of the potato affected by the disease is less than the percentage surface area in the entry corresponding to the disease in column 5 of the Table; and
(b)the potato has at least two eyes at the rose end wholly unaffected by the disease.
(3) Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply when the disease Powdery Scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr.) Lagerh) takes its cankerous form.
Column 1Diseases, pests, damage and defects | Column 2Individual Tolerances |
---|---|
Group I | |
Potato Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb) Perc.) | Nil |
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil |
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera spp. infesting potatoes) | Nil |
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Daviset al.) | Nil |
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al.) | Nil |
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella (Zell)) | Nil |
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil |
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil |
[F1Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS | Nil] |
Group II | |
Blackleg (Pectobacterium spp.) | Nil |
Dickeyaspp. | Nil |
Rots including Wet Rot but other than rots specified in Group I | Nil |
Frost damaged tubers | Nil |
Group III | |
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) Ellis) | Nil |
Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) | Nil |
Common scab (Streptomyces spp.) | Nil |
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea) (Wallr) Lagerh.f.sp.subterranea) | Nil |
Group IV | |
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | Nil |
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of Potato Virus Y | Nil |
Shrivelled tubers | Nil |
Group V | |
Dirt or extraneous matter | 1.0% |
Column 1Diseases, pests, damage and defects | Column 2Individual Tolerances | Column 3Group Tolerances | Column 4Collective Group Tolerances | Column 5Allowable % surface area cover | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group I | |||||
Potato Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb) Perc.) | Nil | ||||
Potato Tuber | Nil | ||||
Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | |||||
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera spp. infesting potatoes) | Nil | ||||
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Daviset al.) | Nil | ||||
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al.) | Nil | ||||
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella (Zell)) | Nil | ||||
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil | ||||
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil | ||||
[F2Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS | Nil] | ||||
Group II | |||||
Blackleg (Pectobacterium spp.) | Nil | 0.2% | } | ||
Dickeyaspp. | Nil | } | |||
Rots, other than rots specified in Group I | 0.2% | } | |||
Frost damaged tubers | 0.2% | } | |||
Group III | |||||
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) Ellis) | 0.2% | 5.0% | } | ||
Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) | 1.0% | } | 6.0% | 10.0% | |
Common scab (Streptomyces spp.) | 5.0% | } | 33.3% | ||
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Lagerh.f.sp.subterranea) | 1.0% | } | 10.0% | ||
Group IV | |||||
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 3.0% | 3.0% | } | ||
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of Potato Virus Y | Nil | } | |||
Shrivelled tubers | 0.5% | } | |||
Group V | |||||
Dirt or extraneous matter | 1% | 1% |
a) UNION GRADE S PRODUCED IN SCOTLAND
Column 1Diseases, pests, damage and defects | Column 2Individual Tolerances | Column 3Group Tolerances | Column 4Collective Group Tolerances | Column 5Allowable % surface area cover | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group I | |||||||||||
Potato Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb) Perc.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera spp. infesting potatoes) | Nil | ||||||||||
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Daviset al.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella (Zell) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil | ||||||||||
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) | Nil | ||||||||||
[F3Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS | Nil] | ||||||||||
Group II | |||||||||||
Dickeyaspp. | Nil | } | |||||||||
Rots, other than rots specified in Group I | 0.5% | 0.5% | } | ||||||||
(of which Wet Rot) | (0.2%) | } | |||||||||
Frost damaged tubers | 0.5% | } | |||||||||
Group III | |||||||||||
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) Ellis) | 0.5% | 5.0% | } | 12.5% | |||||||
Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) | 5.0% | } | 6.0% | 10.0% | |||||||
Common scab (Streptomyces spp.) | 5.0% | } | 33.3% | ||||||||
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Lagerh.f.sp.subterranea) | 3.0% | } | 10.0% | ||||||||
Group IV | |||||||||||
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 3.0% | 3.0% | } | ||||||||
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of Potato Virus Y | 0.1% | } | |||||||||
Shrivelled tubers | 1.0% | } | |||||||||
Group V | |||||||||||
Dirt or extraneous matter | 1.0% | 1.0% | |||||||||
b) UNION GRADE SE PRODUCED IN SCOTLAND | |||||||||||
Column 1Diseases, pests, damage and defects | Column 2Individual Tolerances | Column 3Group Tolerances | Column 4Collective Group Tolerances | Column 5Allowable % surface area cover | |||||||
Group I | |||||||||||
Potato Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb) Perc.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera spp. infesting potatoes) | Nil | ||||||||||
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Daviset al.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella (Zell)) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil | ||||||||||
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil | ||||||||||
[F3Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS | Nil] | ||||||||||
Group II | |||||||||||
Dickeyaspp. | Nil | } | |||||||||
Rots, other than rots specified in Group I | 0.5% | } | |||||||||
(of which Wet Rot) | (0.2%) | } | |||||||||
Frost damaged tubers | 0.5% | } | |||||||||
Group III | |||||||||||
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) Ellis) | 0.5% | 5.0% | } | 12.5% | |||||||
Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) | 5.0% | } | 6.0% | 10.0% | |||||||
Common scab (Streptomyces spp.) | 5.0% | } | 33.3% | ||||||||
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Lagerh.f.sp.subterranea) | 3.0% | } | 10.0% | ||||||||
Group IV | |||||||||||
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 3.0% | 3.0% | } | ||||||||
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of Potato Virus Y | 0.1% | } | |||||||||
Shrivelled tubers | 1.0% | } | |||||||||
Group V | |||||||||||
Dirt or extraneous matter | 1.0% | 1.0% | |||||||||
c) UNION GRADE E AND TEST AND TRIAL SEED POTATOES PRODUCED IN SCOTLAND | |||||||||||
Column 1Diseases, pests, damage and defects | Column 2Individual Tolerances | Column 3Group Tolerances | Column 4Collective Group Tolerances | Column 5Allowable % surface area cover | |||||||
Group I | |||||||||||
Potato Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb) Perc.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera spp. infesting potatoes) | Nil | ||||||||||
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.sepedonicus(Spieck & Kotth) Daviset al.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al.) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella(Zell)) | Nil | ||||||||||
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil | ||||||||||
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil | ||||||||||
[F3Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS | Nil] | ||||||||||
Group II | |||||||||||
Dickeyaspp. | Nil | } | |||||||||
Rots, other than rots specified in Group I | 0.5% | 0.5% | } | ||||||||
(of which Wet Rot) | (0.2%) | } | |||||||||
Frost damaged tubers | 0.5% | } | |||||||||
Group III | |||||||||||
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) Ellis) | 0.5% | 5.0% | } | 12.5% | |||||||
Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) | 5.0% | } | 10.0% | ||||||||
Common scab (Streptomyces spp.) | 5.0% | } | 6.0% | 33.3% | |||||||
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Lagerh.f.sp.subterranea) | 3.0% | } | 10.0% | ||||||||
Group IV | |||||||||||
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 3.0% | 3.0% | } | ||||||||
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of Potato Virus Y | 0.1% | } | |||||||||
Shrivelled tubers | 1.0% | } | |||||||||
Group V | |||||||||||
Dirt or extraneous matter | 1.0% |
Column 1Diseases, pests, damage and defects | Column 2Individual Tolerances | Column 3Group Tolerances | Column 4Collective Group Tolerances | Column 5Allowable % surface area cover | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group I | |||||
Potato Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb) Perc.) | Nil | ||||
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil | ||||
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera spp. infesting potatoes) | Nil | ||||
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Daviset al.) | Nil | ||||
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchiet al.) | Nil | ||||
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella (Zell)) | Nil | ||||
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil | ||||
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil | ||||
Group II | |||||
Dickeyaspp. | Nil | } | |||
Rots including Wet Rot but other than rots specified in Group I | 0.2% | 0.2% | } | ||
Frost damaged tubers | 0.2% | } | |||
Group III | |||||
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) Ellis) | 0.5% | 1.5% | } | 12.5% | |
Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) | 1.5% | } | 4.7% | 12.5% | |
Common scab (Streptomyces spp.) | 1.5% | } | 12.5% | ||
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Lagerh.f.sp.subterranea) | 1.5% | } | 12.5% | ||
Group IV | |||||
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 1.0% | 3.0% | } | ||
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of Potato Virus Y | 0.1% | } | |||
External necrosis (caused by viruses other than Potato Virus Y) | 2.0% | } | |||
Shrivelled tubers | 2.0% | } | |||
Group V | |||||
Dirt or extraneous matter | 0.5% |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in sch. 6 para. 5 Table 1 inserted (1.7.2020) by The Seed and Plant Material (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/165), regs. 1(1), 8(4)(a)
F2Words in sch. 6 para. 5 Table 2 inserted (1.7.2020) by The Seed and Plant Material (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/165), regs. 1(1), 8(4)(b)
F3Words in sch. 6 para. 5 Table 3 inserted (1.7.2020) by The Seed and Plant Material (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/165), regs. 1(1), 8(4)(c)
Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (diwygiedig):Y fersiwn ddiweddaraf sydd ar gael o’r ddeddfwriaeth yn cynnwys newidiadau a wnaed gan ddeddfwriaeth ddilynol ac wedi eu gweithredu gan ein tîm golygyddol. Gellir gweld y newidiadau nad ydym wedi eu gweithredu i’r testun eto yn yr ardal ‘Newidiadau i Ddeddfwriaeth’.
Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed): Mae'r wreiddiol fersiwn y ddeddfwriaeth fel ag yr oedd pan gafodd ei deddfu neu eu gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.
Rhychwant ddaearyddol: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Dangos Llinell Amser Newidiadau: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Policy Note sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Scottish Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Scottish Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Scottish Statutory Instrument or Draft Scottish Statutory Instrument laid before the Scottish Parliament from July 2012 onwards. Prior to this date these type of notes existed as ‘Executive Notes’ and accompanied Scottish Statutory Instruments from July 2005 until July 2012.
Gallwch wneud defnydd o ddogfennau atodol hanfodol a gwybodaeth ar gyfer yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth o’r tab hwn. Yn ddibynnol ar yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth sydd i’w gweld, gallai hyn gynnwys:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Defnyddiwch y ddewislen hon i agor dogfennau hanfodol sy’n cyd-fynd â’r ddeddfwriaeth a gwybodaeth am yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth. Gan ddibynnu ar yr eitem o ddeddfwriaeth sy’n cael ei gweld gall hyn gynnwys:
liciwch ‘Gweld Mwy’ neu ddewis ‘Rhagor o Adnoddau’ am wybodaeth ychwanegol gan gynnwys