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3.—(1) For the purposes referred to in paragraph (2) below the Secretary of State shall—
(a)prepare the [F3GB Variety Lists] of plant varieties of the species specified in Part I of Schedule 1 accepted on to the [F3GB Variety Lists] by the [F4appropriate authority]; and
(b)publish these [F3GB Variety Lists] in the Gazette.
(2) The [F4appropriate authority] shall accept a plant variety on to a [F5GB Variety List] in accordance with these Regulations—
(a)for purposes in relation to the marketing of seed of the variety; and
(b)in the case of a plant variety other than a B List vegetable variety, for purposes in relation to the certification of seed of the variety,
and the lists of vegetable plant varieties shall be subdivided into B list vegetable varieties and varieties whose seed may be certified as “pre-basic seed”, “basic seed” or “certified seed”, or may be controlled as “standard seed”, [F6in accordance with, as respects England, Part 5 of Schedule 2 to the Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, as respects Wales, [F7Part 5 of Schedule 2 to the Seed Marketing (Wales) Regulations 2012], as respects Scotland, the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 F8...].
(3) The [F3GB Variety Lists] shall not include—
(a)varieties intended for use solely as components of final varieties except to the extent that seeds belonging to such varieties are to be marketed under the names of those components; and
(b)varieties the seed or propagating material of which are intended for export [F9from the United Kingdom].
(4) In respect of each variety accepted on to a [F5GB Variety List] the reference to the variety in the List shall include—
(a)a reference to the name under which the variety is accepted; and
(b)except in respect of any B List vegetable variety widely known on 1st January 1973, a reference to the maintainer of the variety.
(5) If any plant variety accepted on a [F5GB Variety List] is a genetically modified variety the Secretary of State shall publish a clear indication of that fact in the List together with the reference number under which the variety has been accepted for marketing in accordance with [F10the relevant legislation].
(6) The Secretary of State shall publish in the Gazette notice of any—
(a)application made in accordance with these Regulations;
(b)application so made which is withdrawn;
(c)proposed relevant decision and the reasons for it;
(d)relevant decision;
(e)decision of the Tribunal made on an appeal brought in respect of a decision under these Regulations; and
(f)other change made in accordance with these Regulations to a [F5GB Variety List] or an application in respect of an [F5GB Variety List],
together with, in respect of any notice containing information about a genetically modified variety, a clear indication of that fact.
[F11(6A) Where an application for acceptance of a variety onto a [F5GB Variety List] is yet to be determined, the Secretary of State shall not publish in the Gazette details of any proposed maintainer or proposed substitution or addition of a maintainer of that variety.]
(7) Where the [F4appropriate authority] propose to make a relevant decision the Secretary of State, in addition to publishing in the Gazette notice of the proposed decision shall also publish in the Gazette—
(a)a statement that written and oral representations may be made about the proposed relevant decision by persons who would be affected by it; and
(b)a statement of the manner in which, and the period (not being less than 14 days) within which, written representations, and a request for oral representations, may be made.
(8) The [F4appropriate authority] shall not make a relevant decision before the expiry of the period published in the Gazette as being the period within which written representations, and a request for oral representations, in respect of the proposal for the decision may be made.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regulations revoked (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1294), regs. 1(2)(b), 5 (with savings and transitional provisions in S.R. 2020/302, reg. 25)
F2Words in reg. 3 heading substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1294), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(3)(b)
F3Words in reg. 3 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1294), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(3)(b)
F4Words in regs. 3-7 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1294), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(4)
F5Words in reg. 3 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1294), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(3)(a)
F6Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (1.4.2011) by The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/464), regs. 1, 2(3)
F7Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (17.9.2018) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942), regs. 1(2), 42(3)(a)
F8Words in reg. 3(2) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1294), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(5)
F9Words in reg. 3(3)(b) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/162), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1294, regs. 1(2)(a), 4(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Words in reg. 3(5) substituted (10.12.2004) by The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2949), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)
F11Reg. 3(6A) inserted (10.12.2004) by The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2949), regs. 1, 2(3)(c)
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