1989 No. 1314
SEEDS
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 1989
Made 26th July 1989
Laid before Parliament 11th August 1989
Coming into force 1st September 1989

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (8) and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, as extended to Northern Ireland, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned in accordance with section 16(1) of the said Act, hereby make the following Regulations:
1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 4; section 38(1) (as amended by S.I.1978/272) contains a definition of “the Ministers” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.
By section 39(3) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and by the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (S.I.1973/609).

1 Title and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.

2 Amendment
For Schedule 1 to the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 1982 (kinds of plant varieties in National Lists) there shall be substituted the provisions of the Schedule to these Regulations.
S.I.1982/844, to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 24th July 1989.
John MacGregor Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sanderson of Bowden Minister of State, Scottish Office 25th July 1989
Peter Walker Secretary of State for Wales 26th July 1989
Tom King Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 25th July 1989

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 1 TO THE SEEDS (NATIONAL LISTS OF VARIETIES) REGULATIONS 1982
Regulation 2

“SCHEDULE 1 KINDS OF PLANT VARIETIES IN NATIONAL LISTS
Regulations 4, 11(3)(b) and 31

PART I agricultural crop varieties
Plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following kinds:–
Name	Common Name
Cereals	
Avena sativa L.	Oats
Hordeum vulgare L.	Barley
Secale cereale L.	Rye
xTriticosecale Wittm.	Triticale
Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori et Paol.	Wheat
Triticum durum Desf.	Durum wheat
Triticum spelta L.	Spelt
Zea mays L. (partim)	Maize (except for sweetcorn)
Potatoes	
Solanum tuberosum L.	Potatoes
Beet	
Beta vulgaris L.	Sugar beet, Fodder beet, Mangel
Fodder plants	
(a) Grasses
Agrostis canina L.	Velvet bent
Agrostis gigantea Roth	Red top
Agrostis stolonifera L.	Creeping bent
Agrostis capillaris L.	Brown top
Arrhenatherum elatius(L.) P. Beauv. ex J.S. et K.B. Presl	Tall oatgrass
Bromus catharticus Vahl.	Rescue grass
Bromus sitchensis Trin.	Alaska brome-grass
Festuca arundinacea Schreber	Tall fescue
Festuca ovina L.	Sheep’s fescue, Fine-leaved Sheep’s fescue and Hard fescue
Festuca pratensis Hudson	Meadow fescue
Festuca rubra L.	Red fescue, Chewings fescue
Lolium multiflorum Lam.	Italian and Westerwolds ryegrass
Lolium perenne L.	Perennial ryegrass
Lolium xboucheanum Kunth	Hybrid ryegrass
Phleum pratense L.	Timothy
Phleum bertolonii DC.	Timothy
Poa annua L.	Annual meadowgrass
Poa nemoralis L.	Wood meadowgrass
Poa pratensis L.	Smooth-stalked meadowgrass
Poa trivialis L.	Rough-stalked meadowgrass
(b) Legumes
Lotus corniculatus L.	Birdsfoot trefoil
Lupinus albus L.	White lupin
Lupinus angustifolius L.	Blue lupin
Lupinus luteus L.	Yellow lupin
Medicago lupulina L.	Black medick, Trefoil
Medicago sativa L.	Lucerne
Medicago xvaria T. Martyn	Lucerne
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.	Sainfoin
Pisum sativum L. (partim)	Field pea
Trifolium hybridum L.	Alsike clover
Trifolium pratense L.	Red clover
Trifolium repens L.	White clover
Vicia faba L. (partim)	Field bean
Vicia pannonica Crantz	Hungarian vetch
Vicia sativa L.	Common vetch
Vicia villosa Roth	Hairy vetch
(c) Other fodder plants
Brassica napus L. var.napobrassica(L.) Rchb.	Swede
Brassica oleracea L. convar.acephala(DC.) Alef. var.medullosa Thell. + var.viridis L.	Fodder kale
Raphanus sativus L. var.oleiformis Pers.	Fodder radish
Oleaginous and fibrous plants	
Brassica juncea(L.) Czernj. et Cosson	Brown mustard
Brassica napus L. (partim)	Swede rape (including oilseed rape)
Brassica nigra(L.) Koch	Black mustard
Brassica rapa L. var.silvestris(Lam.) Briggs	Turnip rape
Glycine max(L.) Merr.	Soya bean
Helianthus annuus L.	Sunflower
Linum usitatissimum L.	Flax, Linseed
Sinapis alba L.	White mustard

PART II vegetable varieties
Plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following kinds intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:
Name	Common Name
Allium cepa L.	Onion
Allium porrum L.	Leek
Apium graveolens L.	Celery, Celeriac
Beta vulgaris L. var. vulgaris	Spinach beet, Chard
Beta vulgaris L. var.conditiva Alef.	Beetroot
Brassica oleracea L. convar.acephala(DC.) Alef. var.gongylodes L.	Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea L. convar.acephala(DC.) Alef. var.sabellica	Curly kale
Brassica oleracea L. convar.botrytis(L.) Alef. var.botrytis	Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea L. convar.capitata(L.) Alef. var.alba DC.	White cabbage
Brassica oleracea L. convar.capitata(L.) Alef. var.rubra DC.	Red cabbage
Brassica oleracea L. convar.capitata(L.) Alef. var.sabauda L.	Savoy cabbage
Brassica oleracea L. convar.oleracea var.gemmifera DC.	Brussels sprouts
Brassica pekinensis(Lour.) Rupr.	Chinese cabbage
Brassica rapa L. var.rapa	Turnip
Cichorium endivia L.	Endive
Cucumis melo L.	Melon
Cucumis sativus L.	Cucumber, Gherkin
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne	Gourd
Cucurbita pepo L.	Marrow
Daucus carota L.	Carrot
Lactuca sativa L.	Lettuce
Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten	Tomato
Petroselinum crispum(Miller) Nyman ex A. W. Hill	Parsley
Phaseolus coccineus L.	Runner bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L.	French bean
Pisum sativum L. (partim)	Pea (excluding field pea)
Raphanus sativus L.	Radish
Spinacia oleracea L.	Spinach
Vicia faba(partim)	Broad bean”

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 1982 by substituting a new Schedule for Schedule 1 to those Regulations. Apart from a number of amendments to the botanical names of the plant varieties so as to bring them into line with those recognised internationally, the new Schedule 1 introduces new agricultural crop kinds triticale, rescue grass and Alaska brome-grass and new vegetable kinds Chinese cabbage and gourd.