The Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005

5.—(1) The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “the Fodder Plant Seed Directive” substitute—

““the Fodder Plant Seed Directive” means Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(2);”.

(3) In regulation 8(1)(b) and (2)(b)(ii) (mixtures), for each occurrence of—

(a) “the Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005” substitute “the Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005(3)”;

(b) “the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004(4)”; and

(c) “the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993” substitute “the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993(5)”.

(4) In schedule 6, in Part II (labels)—

(a) in paragraph 5 (official label for a package of Basic Seed or Seed of a Certified Generation), after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) insert—

“(iia) officially assigned serial number;”;

(b) in paragraph 6 (official label for a package of Commercial Seed), after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) insert—

“(iia) officially assigned serial number;”;

(c) in paragraph 6A (official label for a package of test and trial seed)(6), after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) insert—

“(iia) officially assigned serial number;”; and

(d) in paragraph 7 (official label for a package of a mixture of seeds to which regulation 8 applies), after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) insert—

“(iia) officially assigned serial number;”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2005/329, as amended by S.S.I. 2006/313, S.S.I. 2007/224, S.S.I. 2007/536, S.S.I. 2009/223, S.S.I. 2009/330, S.S.I. 2010/219, S.S.I. 2012/5, S.S.I. 2013/326 and S.S.I. 2016/68.

(2)

OJ P 125, 11.7.1966, p.2298, as last amended by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 (OJ L 60, 5.3.2016, p.72).

(3)

S.S.I. 2005/328, as last amended by S.S.I. 2016/434.

(4)

S.S.I. 2004/317, as last amended by S.S.I. 2016/434.

(5)

S.I. 1993/2008, as last amended by S.S.I. 2016/434.

(6)

Paragraph 6A was inserted by S.S.I. 2007/224.