1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Definitions of seed categories

    4. 4.Definition of marketing

    5. 5.Seed to which the Regulations apply

  3. PART II MARKETING

    1. 6.Marketing of seed

    2. 7.Marketing of seed of a Higher Voluntary Standard

    3. 8.Mixtures

    4. 8A.Preservation mixtures

    5. 9.Exception for scientific purposes or selection work

    6. 9A.Exception for test and trial seed

    7. 9B.Exception for conservation varieties

    8. 10.General exemptions

    9. 11.Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed

    10. 12.Marketing of early movement seed

    11. 13.Requirement for homogeneity

  4. PART III PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES

    1. 14.Applications for official certificates

    2. 15.Sampling

  5. PART IV PACKAGING AND LABELLING REQUIREMENTS FOR FULLY CERTIFIED SEED

    1. 16.Sealing of packages of fully certified seed

    2. 17.Labelling of packages of fully certified seed

    3. 18.Marketing of unpacketed seed

    4. 19.Marketing of Excepted Seed Marketed in Bulk

  6. PART V PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING BREEDER'S CONFIRMATIONS

    1. 20.Breeder’s confirmations

  7. PART VI PACKAGING AND LABELLING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO BREEDER'S CONFIRMATION

    1. 21.Sealing of packages of seed in relation to breeder’s confirmation

    2. 22.Labelling of packages of seed in relation to breeder’s confirmation

  8. PART VII MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 23.Comparative tests and trials

    2. 24.Civil liabilities of sellers of seed

    3. 25.Service of notices

    4. 26.Written and electronic communication

    5. 27.Amendment to the Seeds (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

    6. 28.Revocations and supplementary provisions

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND BREEDER'S CONFIRMATIONS

      1. PART I OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES

        1. 1.Applications for seed harvested in the United Kingdom

        2. 2.When applications will be refused

        3. 3.When applications may be refused

        4. 4.Applications for seed harvested in an EEA State or third country

      2. PART II BREEDER'S CONFIRMATIONS

        1. 5.Applications

        2. 6.When applications will be refused

        3. 7.When applications may be refused

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE, A BREEDER’S CONFIRMATION OR AN AUTHORISATION TO MARKET A PRESERVATION MIXTURE

      1. 1.Particulars to be specified in an official certificate

      2. 2.Particulars to be specified in a breeder’s confirmation

      3. 3.Particulars to be specified in an authorisation to market a preservation mixture

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-BASIC SEED, BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED, CERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST GENERATION, CERTIFIED SEED OF THE SECOND GENERATION AND COMMERCIAL SEED

      1. PART I CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL SEED IS OBTAINED

        1. 1.Methods of ascertaining whether crop requirements are met

        2. 2.Varietal identity and varietal purity

        3. 3.Crop inspection

        4. 4.Harmful organisms in the crop

        5. 5.Previous cropping

        6. 6.Limitations on number of harvest years

        7. 7.Isolation distances – general

        8. 8.Isolation distances – minimum distances

        9. 9.Standards for varietal purity

        10. 10.Crop conditions for Pre basic Seed

      2. PART II CONDITIONS RELATING TO BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED, CERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST GENERATION, CERTIFIED SEED OF THE SECOND GENERATION AND COMMERCIAL SEED

        1. 11.Standards for varietal purity

        2. 12.Harmful organisms in the seed

        3. 13.Standards for germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant species

        4. 14.Standards regarding content of seeds of other plant species

    5. SCHEDULE 4A

      STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF CONSERVATION VARIETIES

      1. PART I OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES

        1. 1.Applications for seed harvested in the United Kingdom

        2. 2.When applications will be refused

        3. 3.When applications may be refused

      2. PART II PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE

      3. PART III CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED IS OBTAINED

        1. 1.Varietal identity and varietal purity

        2. 2.Harmful organisms in the crop

      4. PART IV CONDITIONS RELATING TO SEED OF A CONSERVATION VARIETY

        1. 1.Standards of germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant species

        2. 2.Harmful organisms in the seed

        3. 3.Varietal purity

      5. PART V EXAMINATIONS

    6. SCHEDULE 4B

      Requirements for preservation mixtures

      1. PART I Conditions for directly harvested preservation mixtures

        1. 1.The percentage of the constituents of the mixture that are...

        2. 2.The germination rate of the constituent in paragraph 1 is...

        3. 3.The maximum content of species which do not comply with...

        4. 4.The mixture does not contain Avena fatua , Avena sterilis...

        5. 5.The maximum content of Rumex spp. , other than Rumex...

      2. PART II Conditions for crop-grown preservation mixtures

        1. 1.The constituents are species which are typical for the habitat...

        2. 2.Each constituent of the mixture has been multiplied for no...

      3. PART III Examinations

        1. 1.All visual inspections and examinations used to ascertain whether a...

    7. SCHEDULE 5

      1. PART I SAMPLING OF SEED LOTS

        1. 1.Definitions

        2. 2.Obtaining a submitted sample

        3. 3.Primary sample size

        4. 4.Condition of the seed lot

        5. 5.Seed lot containers

        6. 6.Sampling from sacks – minimum number of containers to be sampled

        7. 7.Sampling from sacks or similar containers

        8. 8.Sampling from small containers – general

        9. 9.Sampling from small containers – moisture-proof containers

        10. 10.Sampling from small containers – primary samples

        11. 11.Sampling from large containers

        12. 12.Sampling of seed lots intended to be Excepted Seed Marketed in Bulk

        13. 13.Sampling from a seed stream

        14. 14.Sampling instruments – general

        15. 15.Sampling instruments – instruments and methods

        16. 16.Sampling instruments – power to allow other instruments and methods

        17. 17.Sampling instruments – instruments for drawing primary samples

        18. 18.Methods of use of dynamic spear samplers, stick samplers, cargo samplers and seed stream samplers – general

        19. 19.Methods of use of dynamic spear samplers, stick samplers, cargo samplers and seed stream samplers

        20. 20.Obtaining a submitted sample – composite sample division instruments

        21. 21.Method of use of riffle divider

        22. 22.Method of use of a centrifugal divider

      2. PART II MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF A SEED LOT AND MINIMUM WEIGHT OF A SUBMITTED SAMPLE

        1. 23.Maximum weight of a seed lot

        2. 24.Margin by which seed lots can exceed maximum weight

        3. 25.Maximum weight of a seed lot of mixtures

        4. 26.Minimum weight of a sample

    8. SCHEDULE 6

      1. PART I GENERAL

        1. 1.Method of referring to species of seed

        2. 2.Method of referring to varieties of seed

      2. PART II LABELS

        1. 3.Label for a package of Breeder’s Seed

        2. 4.Official label for a package of Pre-basic Seed

        3. 5.Official label for a package of Basic Seed or Seed of a Certified Generation

        4. 6.Official label for a package of Commercial Seed

        5. 6A.Official label for a package of test and trial seed

        6. 6B.Official label for a package of seed of a Conservation Variety

        7. 7.Official label for a package of a mixture of seeds to which regulation 8 applies

        8. 8.Further particulars to be given in respect of a mixture of seeds – other than a mixture in a small package of seeds not intended for use for agricultural purposes where said mixtures contain Festulolium

        9. 8A.Producer’s label for a package of seed of a preservation mixture

      3. PART III LABELS FOR SMALL EC A OR SMALL EC B PACKAGES

        1. 9.Label for a small EC B package of Basic Seed, Seed of a Certified Generation or Commercial Seed

        2. 10.Label for a small EC A or small EC B package of Mixtures

      4. PART IV PARTICULARS TO BE MARKED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SALE OF UNPACKETED SEED

        1. 11.Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpacketed seed

      5. PART V INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF SEED IMPORTED FROM COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT EEA STATES IN PACKAGES EXCEEDING 2 KILOGRAMS NET WEIGHT

        1. 12.Information to be supplied in respect of seed imported from a country which is not an EEA State in a package exceeding 2 kilograms net weight

      6. PART VI PRINTING OF SPECIFIED MATTERS ON PACKAGES (WHOLE BAG LABELLING)

        1. 13.Packages sealed in Scotland – printers' returns

        2. 14.Packages sealed in Scotland – individual serial numbers

        3. 15.Packages sealed in Scotland – printing or stamping

        4. 16.Packages sealed in Scotland – particulars to be included in the printing or stamp

        5. 17.Seed packages sealed in the United Kingdom but not in Scotland, or in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom

    9. SCHEDULE 7

      LIMITS OF VARIATION

      1. GERMINATION

      2. ANALYTICAL PURITY – (a) grasses

      3. ANALYTICAL PURITY – (b) legumes and crucifers

      4. CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES IN GRASSES

      5. CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES OR VARIETIES IN LEGUMES AND CRUCIFERS

      6. NUMBER OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES

    10. SCHEDULE 8

      REVOCATIONS

    11. SCHEDULE 9

      DEFINITION OF THE FODDER PLANT SEED DIRECTIVE

  11. Explanatory Note