The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 No. 3510

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. DISTINCTNESS, STABILITY, SUFFICIENT UNIFORMITY AND SATISFACTORY VALUE FOR CULTIVATION AND USE

Part I U.K. Distinctness, stability and sufficient uniformity

Distinctness U.K.

1.—(1) A plant variety shall be regarded as distinct if, whatever the origin, artificial or natural, of the initial variation from which it has resulted, it is clearly distinguishable in one or more important characteristics from any other variety known in the [F1 European Union] at the time when the application for acceptance of the variety is duly made.

(2) The characteristics of a variety must be capable of precise recognition and precise definition.

(3) Where a variety is known in the [F1 European Union] at the time when an application for acceptance of a variety is duly made, but is no longer known in the [F1 European Union] when that application is determined, for the purpose of determining distinctness as part of that application the variety no longer known in the [F1 European Union] shall be disregarded.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Regulations substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3-6