The Beet Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2010 No. 67 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART I GENERAL
1.Citation, commencement and extent
2.Interpretation
3.Seed Categories
4.Seed to which the Regulations apply
PART II MARKETING
5.Definition of marketing
6.Marketing of seed
7.General exemptions
8.Exception for scientific purposes or selection work
9.Exception for test and trial seed
10.Exception for Conservation Varieties
11.Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed
12.Marketing of early movement seed
13.Requirement for homogeneity
14.Marketing of unpacketed seed
PART III PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES
15.Official certificates
16.Breeder’s confirmations
17.Sampling
PART IV PACKAGING AND LABELLING REQUIREMENTS
18.Sealing of packages of seed
19.Labelling of packages of seed
PART V MISCELLANEOUS
20.Comparative tests and trials
21.Civil liabilities of sellers of seed
22.Service of notices
23.Written and electronic communication
24.Amendment to the Seeds (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
25.Revocations and supplementary provisions
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
PART I SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY
PART II CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED
1.Breeder’s Seed
2.Pre-Basic Seed
3.Basic Seed
4.Certified Seed
SCHEDULE 2
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND BREEDER’S CONFIRMATIONS
PART I OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES
1.Applications for seed harvested in the United Kingdom
2.When applications will be refused
3.When applications may be refused
4.Applications for seed harvested in an EEA State or third country
PART II BREEDER’S CONFIRMATIONS
5.Applications
6.When applications will be refused
7.When applications may be refused
SCHEDULE 3
PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OR A BREEDER’S CONFIRMATION
1.Particulars to be specified in an official certificate
2.Particulars to be specified in a breeder’s confirmation
SCHEDULE 4
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-BASIC SEED, BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED AND SEED OF A CONSERVATION VARIETY
PART I CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED IS OBTAINED
1.Methods of ascertaining whether crop requirements are met
2.Varietal identity and varietal purity
3.Crop inspection
4.Previous cropping
5.Isolation distances – minimum distances
PART II CONDITIONS RELATING TO BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED AND SEED OF A CONSERVATION VARIETY
6.Varietal identity and varietal purity
7.State of health of seed
8.Standard of germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant species
9.Beet seed may not be introduced into areas recognised as...
PART III OFFICIAL EXAMINATIONS USED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER A CROP OR SEED LOT MEETS THE CONDITIONS RELATING TO BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED AND SEED OF A CONSERVATION VARIETY
10.Methods for official examinations
SCHEDULE 5
MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF A SEED LOT AND MINIMUM WEIGHT OF A SUBMITTED SAMPLE
1.Maximum weight of a seed lot
2.Minimum weight of a submitted sample of seed
SCHEDULE 6
PART I GENERAL
1.Method of referring to species of seed
2.Method of referring to varieties of seed
PART II LABELS
3.Label for a package of Breeder’s Seed
4.Official label for a package of Pre-Basic Seed
5.Official label for a package of Basic Seed or Certified Seed
6.Official label for a package of test and trial seed
7.Official label for a package of seed of a Conservation Variety
8.Labels for packages of lower germination seed
9.Labels for packages of early movement seed
10.Inner labels for packages of Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed, lower germination seed, early movement seed and seed in respect of which a breeder’s confirmation has been issued
PART III SMALL EC PACKAGES
11.Label for a small EC package of Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed or Certified Seed
PART IV PARTICULARS TO BE MARKED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SALE OF UNPACKETED SEED
12.Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpacketed seed
PART V INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF SEED IMPORTED FROM COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT EEA STATES IN PACKAGES EXCEEDING 2 KILOGRAMS NET WEIGHT
13.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
PART VI PRINTING OF SPECIFIED MATTERS ON PACKAGES (WHOLE BAG LABELLING)
14.Packages sealed in Scotland — individual serial numbers
15.Packages sealed in Scotland — printing or stamping
16.Packages sealed in Scotland — particulars to be included in the printing or stamp
17.Seed packages sealed in the United Kingdom but not in Scotland, or in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom
SCHEDULE 7
LIMITS OF VARIATION
FOR GERMINATION OR FOR CLUSTERS WITH A SINGLE SEEDLING
ANALYTICAL PURITY
CONTENTS OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES
CLUSTERS WITH THREE OR MORE SEEDLINGS
SCHEDULE 8
REVOCATIONS
Explanatory Note