5A.—(1) The provisions of these Regulations relating to conservation varieties apply in relation to amateur vegetable varieties, with the exceptions and modifications listed in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).
(2) The following provisions do not apply to amateur vegetable varieties—
(a)regulation 5(3)(ca) (requirement that the variety presents an interest for the conservation of plant genetic resources);
(b)regulation 7 (maintainers of plant varieties); and
(c)regulation 12 (maintenance of accepted plant varieties).
(3) Paragraph (3A) of regulation 5 is modified by—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), the substitution of “an amateur vegetable variety” for “a conservation variety”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), the omission of “the Common Catalogue Directive or”.
(4) Sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 is modified by—
(a)in paragraph (a), the omission of “Directive 2003/90 or”; and
(b)in paragraph (b), the substitution of “that Directive” for “those Directives”.
(5) In this regulation an amateur vegetable variety is a vegetable variety with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production but developed for growing under particular agro-technical, climatic or pedological conditions.]]
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)
F2Reg. 5A inserted (1.4.2011) by The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/464), regs. 1, 2(5)