The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.GB Variety Lists of plant varieties and the Gazette

  5. 4.Applications in relation to GB Variety Lists

  6. 5.Acceptance of plant varieties

  7. 5A.Amateur vegetable varieties

  8. 6.Naming of plant varieties

  9. 7.Maintainers of plant varieties

  10. 8.Official measures

  11. 9.Arrangements for official measures

  12. 10.Fees

  13. 11.Marketing Prohibition Notices

  14. 12.Maintenance of accepted plant varieties

  15. 13.Duration of acceptance of plant varieties

  16. 14.Revocation of acceptance of plant varieties and maintainers

  17. 15.Records

  18. 16.Representations and hearings

  19. 17.Appeals

  20. 18.Obstruction

  21. 19.Offences and penalties

  22. 20.Offences due to fault of another person and defence of due diligence

  23. 21.Application of provisions of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964

  24. 22.Enforcement

  25. 23.Service of notices etc.

  26. 24.Revocations and savings and transitional provisions

  27. 25.Amendments of certain Regulations relating to seed marketing

  28. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      VARIETIES OF PLANT SPECIES ON GB VARIETY LISTS AND DEROGATED SPECIES

      1. Part I Varities of plant species on GB Variety Lists

        1. 1.Agricultural crop varieties

        2. 2.Vegetable varieties

      2. Part II Derogated species

        1. 1.Derogation in respect of requirement to provide a GB Variety List

        2. 2.Derogation in respect of requirement to provide a GB Variety List or restrict marketing

        3. 3.Derogation in respect of marketing restrictions

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      DISTINCTNESS, STABILITY, SUFFICIENT UNIFORMITY AND SATISFACTORY VALUE FOR CULTIVATION AND USE

      1. Part I Distinctness, stability and sufficient uniformity

        1. 1.Distinctness

        2. 1A.(1) A plant variety of a conservation variety is regarded...

        3. 2.Stability

        4. 3.Sufficient uniformity

      2. Part II Satisfactory value for cultivation and use

        1. 1.Satisfactory value for cultivation and use

        2. 2.Satisfactory value for cultivation and use of component varieties of varietal associations

      3. Part III Varieties the appropriate authority do not need to be satisfied are of satisfactory value for cultivation and use

  30. Explanatory Note