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The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005

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Standards for varietal purityS

13.—(1) The seed shall possess sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity or, in the case of an inbred line, sufficient identity and purity as regards its characteristics.

(2) For the seed of hybrid varieties, the requirement for sufficient identity and purity shall also apply to the characteristics of the components.

(3) In particular, seed of the species, category and level specified in columns 1 and 2 of the following table shall possess at least the percentage of minimum varietal purity specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of the table–

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Species and categoryLevel (where appropriate)Percentage of minimum varietal purity

(a)Barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat except hybrids in each case–

(i)Basic Seed

HVS99.95%
Minimum99.90%

(ii)Certified Seed of the First Generation

HVS99.90%
Minimum99.70%

(iii)Certified Seed of the Second Generation

HVS99.70%
Minimum99.00%

(b)Hybrids of barley, durum wheat, oats, self pollinating varieties of triticale, spelt wheat and wheat–

(i)Certified Seed

90.00%

(c)Self pollinating varieties of triticale–

(i)Basic Seed

99.70%

(ii)Certified Seed of the First Generation

99.00%

(iii)Certified Seed of the Second Generation

98.00%

(4) For the purposes of sub paragraph (3)(a) and (b), the minimum varietal purity of seed shall be examined mainly in official field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions specified in paragraph 3 of Part I of this Schedule.

(5) For the purposes of sub paragraph (3)(c), the minimum varietal purity of the seed shall be examined in official post-control tests on an appropriate proportion of samples.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 13 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

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