The Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st July 2007.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendments to the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993

2.  The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993(1) are amended by regulations 3 to 9.

Amendment to regulation 3

3.  In regulation 3 (interpretation), in the definition of “small package” for “or broad bean” substitute “, broad bean, sweet corn or popcorn”.

Amendment to regulation 9

4.  After regulation 9(12) (labelling of packages) insert–

“(12A) Where the kind or variety of seed is indicated on a label or marking it must be in Roman characters and the kind of seed may be designated by common name only or by common name and Latin name.”.

Amendment to regulation 9A

5.  After regulation 9A(8) (labelling of packages – breeder’s confirmation) insert–

“(8A) Where the kind or variety of seed is indicated on a label or marking it must be in Roman characters and the kind of seed may be designated by common name only or by common name and Latin name.”.

Amendment to Schedule 1

6.  For Schedule 1 (kinds of seeds to which the Regulations apply) substitute Schedule 1 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Amendment to Schedule 4

7.  In Schedule 4, Part II, paragraph 2(a) (minimum standards for seeds), in the appropriate alphabetical place in the table insert the following entries–

Kind	Minimum analytical purity (% by weight)	Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight)	Minimum germination (% of pure seeds or pellets)
Sweet corn or popcorn	98	0.1	85

Amendment to Schedule 5

8.  In Schedule 5–

(a) in Part I, paragraph 11(a) (dynamic spear sampler), for the table substitute–

“Dimensions (mm)

	Point	Shoulder	Boss	Aperture Length	Aperture Width	Bore	Outside Diameter
	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)
For sampling–
all kinds other than asparagus, beans, beet, cucumber, gherkin, marrow, melon, peas, popcorn, spinach, sweet corn	42	7	8	20	8	10	12
all kinds other than beans, marrow, peas, popcorn, sweet corn	85	12	10	33	11	13	15
all kinds other than peas and broad beans	82	12	13	40	15	17	19
peas and broad beans	78	15	15	40	18	20	22”; and

(b) in Part II (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample), in the appropriate alphabetical place in the table insert the following entries–

Kind	Maximum lot weight (tonnes)	Minimum submitted sample weight (g)
Sweet corn or popcorn	20	1,000

Amendment to Schedule 6

9.  In Schedule 6 for the Schedule heading substitute “LABELS AND MARKING”.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

5th June 2007