Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

[F1 Amendment of the Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 N.I.

3.— (1) The Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 3(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the Department” insert—

““EEA State” means—

(a)

a State which is a member of the European Communities; and

(b)

Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;”;

(b) for the definition of “member State” substitute—

““member State” means, in addition to a State which is a member of the European Communities, any other EEA State and Switzerland;”;

(c) for the definition of “official examination” substitute—

““official examination” means—

(a)

in relation to Basic Seed and seed of generations prior to Basic Seed produced in the United Kingdom—

(i)

an examination of the crop in the field and a seed test carried out by or on behalf of the Department or by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under provisions equivalent to these Regulations; or

(ii)

an examination of the crop in the field carried out by or on behalf of the Department or by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers and a seed test carried out under official supervision by an establishment licensed as a seed testing station;

(b)

in relation to Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation or Certified Seed of the Second Generation produced in the United Kingdom—

(i)

an examination of the crop in the field and a seed test carried out by or on behalf of the Department or by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under provisions equivalent to these Regulations; or

(ii)

an examination of the crop in the field carried out under official supervision by a licensed crop inspector and a seed test carried out under official supervision by an establishment licensed as a seed testing station; and

(c)

in relation to any description of seed produced elsewhere than in the United Kingdom, an examination or a test approved by the Department, the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers;”; and

(d) for the definition of “official label” substitute—

““official label” means a label issued or authorised by or on behalf of the Department, the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers;”.

(3) In Schedule 5, in Part II (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample), for the number “25” each time it occurs substitute “30”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/387), regs. 1, 32(2)(c) (with reg. 32(3))

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in operation at 30.4.2008, see reg. 1

(1)

S.R. 1994 No. 254 as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 366, S.R. 1997 No. 240, S.R. 2000 No. 53, S.R. 2000 No. 128, S.R. 2001 No. 330, S.I. 2001/3510, S.R. 2003 No. 42 and S.R. 2004 No. 460