The Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Special provisions that apply in connection with the marketing of standard seedN.I.

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26.—(1) A person who in the course of marketing of any standard seed affixes a label or prints or stamps any particulars, or causes any of those things to be done, in accordance with regulation 25(8), (9) or (10), shall maintain and keep available for inspection by an authorised officer a record of the dates on which and of the packages on which such each label was affixed or particulars printed or stamped and shall, if required by the Department, furnish the Department with a copy of such record.

(2) A person to whom paragraph (1) applies shall keep and retain for a period of at least three years a record of the seed lots of standard seed marketed by him and, if so required by the Department, shall produce such record to the Department.

(3) A person to whom paragraph (1) applies shall keep and retain for a period of at least two years a sample of the seed lots of standard seed marketed by him of at least the appropriate minimum weight specified in Schedule 7 and, if so required by the Department, shall deliver any such sample to the Department.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 26 in operation at 31.12.2009, see reg. 1