2006 No. 448
The Cereal Seed (Scotland) and Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (3) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 19641 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Cereal Seed (Scotland) and Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 26th September 2006.
Amendment of the Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 20052
1
The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 20052 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
2
In Part II of Schedule 5, for the table in paragraph 26(2) (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a sample) substitute–
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
Species
Level (where applicable)
Maximum weight of a lot
Minimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot
Minimum weight of a sample for a moisture test
Weight of the sample for determination by number in accordance with paragraph 16 of Part II of Schedule 4
(tonnes)
(grams)
(grams)
(grams)
Barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat
Minimum
30
1,000
100
500
HVS
30
1,000
100
1,000
Rye and triticale
–
30
1,000
100
500
Maize, Basic Seed of inbred lines
–
40
250
100
250
Maize, Basic Seed other than of inbred lines and Certified Seed
–
40
1,000
100
1,000
A mixture of seed to which regulation 8 applies which does not contain more than 50% maize
Minimum
30
–
–
–
HVS
30
—
–
–
A mixture of seed to which regulation 8 applies which contains more than 50% maize
–
40
–
–
–
Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 20053
1
The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 20053 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
2
In Part II of Schedule 5, for paragraph 25 (maximum weight of a seed lot of mixtures) substitute–
25
1
The maximum weight of a seed lot of a mixture of seeds shall be 10 tonnes, subject to sub paragraph (2).
2
Where more than 50% of a mixture of seeds consists of species of seed for which the maximum weight of a seed lot prescribed in seeds regulations is more than 10 tonnes, the maximum weight of a seed lot shall be as prescribed for the species of that type that appears in the larger or largest proportion.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)