The Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

1Citation and commencement

2General interpretation

3Definition of marketing

4Seed to which these Regulations apply

PART 2Procedures relating to the official certification of seed

5Entry of seed lots

7Field inspection of crops

8Lodging of field inspection reports and similar documents

9Re-grading of crops

11Lodging of seed test reports

12Re-grading of seed

PART 3Control of beet seed

14Marketing of seed

15Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed

16Marketing of officially certified early movement seed

17Exception for scientific purposes and selection work

18Exception for test and trials

19Exception for conservation varieties

20General exemptions

23Sealing of packages

24Labelling of packages

PART 4Miscellaneous and supplemental provisions

25Civil liability of sellers of seeds

26Arrangements for official measures

28Index of defined words and expressions

29Revocations and transitional provisions

SCHEDULE 1INTERPRETATION

PART 1Meaning of pre-basic seed and similar expressions

1Pre-basic seed

2UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

3EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

4Third country officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

5Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

6UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

7EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

8Officially certified pre-basic seed

PART 2Meaning of basic seed and similar expressions

10UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

11EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

12Third country officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

13Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

14UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety

15EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety

16UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

17EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

18Third country officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

19Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

20UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

21EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

22Officially certified basic seed

PART 3Meaning of CS seed and similar expressions

24UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

25EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

26Third country officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

27Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

28UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety

29EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety

30Officially certified CS seed

31Early multiplication

PART 4Meaning of expressions relating to imported not finally certified seed

32Not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State

33Not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State

34Not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State

35Not finally certified CS seed harvested in an equivalent third country

SCHEDULE 2SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY

SCHEDULE 3CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED TO BE HARVESTED

1The previous cropping of the field shall not have been...

2The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity....

3The seed from which the crop has been produced and...

4Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the crop shall conform...

5The distances specified in paragraph 4 can be disregarded if...

6Paragraph 4 shall not apply in the case of seed...

7Subject to paragraph 8, for the purpose of paragraph 4...

8If information relating to the ploidy of the seed-bearing or...

9(1) A crop from which basic seed is to be...

10For the purpose of determining whether the crop from which...

SCHEDULE 4CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED

PART 1Conditions to be examined mainly by field inspections

1The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity....

PART 2Conditions to be examined by seed testing

2The minimum analytical purity of the seed shall be 97...

3The maximum moisture content of the seed shall be 15...

4The percentage by weight of other seeds shall not exceed...

5It shall be determined, by way of a germination test—...

6In the case of monogerm seed— (a) at least 90...

7In the case of precision seed of sugar beet—

8(1) In the case of precision seed of fodder beet—...

9Subject to paragraph 10, in the case of monogerm and...

10For the purpose of determining whether the pelleted seed of...

PART 3Other conditions

11Diseases which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be...

PART 4General provisions

12For the purpose of determining whether seed meets the conditions...

SCHEDULE 5RE-GRADING OF SEED

SCHEDULE 6CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED

1Breeder’s seed

2Pre-basic seed of a listed variety

3EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety.

4Third country officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety....

5Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety....

6Basic seed of a listed variety

7EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety.

8Third country officially certified basic seed of a listed variety....

9Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety....

10CS seed of a listed variety

11EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety.

12Third country officially certified CS seed of a listed variety....

13Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety....

14Early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

15EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed...

16Early movement basic seed of a listed variety

17EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed...

18Early movement CS seed of a listed variety

19EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed...

20Basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

21EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a...

22Third country officially certified basic seed of a component of...

23Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of...

24Early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

25EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component...

SCHEDULE 7LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS

SCHEDULE 8LABELLING

PART 1Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpackaged seed (loose sales)

1The following particulars shall be given— (a) the words“complies with...

PART 2Labelling of packages of breeder’s seed

2A package of breeder’s seed shall be labelled, not later...

3The label referred to in paragraph 2 shall be coloured...

PART 3Labelling of packages of officially certified pre-basic seed

4A package of officially certified pre-basic seed shall be labelled,...

5The label referred to in paragraph 4 shall be coloured...

6The minimum size of the label referred to in paragraph...

7The label referred to in paragraph 4—

PART 4Labelling of packages of officially certified basic and CS seed

8Official label for a package of officially certified basic or CS seed

9Where at least germination of the seed referred to in...

10The minimum size of the label referred to in paragraph...

11The label referred to in paragraph 8 shall be coloured—...

12The label referred to in paragraph 8—

13Supplier’s label for a small EC package of basic or CS seed

14If the packaging material is transparent the label, notice or...

15The label, notice or stamp referred to in paragraph 13...

PART 5Labelling of packages of test and trial seed

16Official label for a package of test and trial seed

17The label referred to in paragraph 16 shall be coloured...

18The label referred to in paragraph 16 shall be—

PART 6Labelling of packages of seed of a conservation variety

19Supplier’s label or notice for a package of seed of a conservation variety

SCHEDULE 9LIMITS OF VARIATION

SCHEDULE 10INDEX OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS USED IN THESE REGULATIONS

2009 No. 384

Seeds

The Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made25th November 2009

Coming into operation31st December 2009

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2A) and 2 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 19652 after consultation, in accordance with Section 1(1) of that Act, with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned: