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Regulations 2(1) and (2), 3(1), 5(3)(a) and 11(1)
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 Sch. 1 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(13)(a)
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 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(13)(a)
1. Plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural production but not for ornamental use:
[F4Name | Common name |
---|---|
Cereals | |
Avena nuda L. | Small naked oat, Hulless oat |
Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantia K. Koch) | Oats and red oat |
Hordeum vulgare L. | Barley |
Secale cereale L. | Rye |
xTriticosecale Wittm. Ex A. Camus Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale | Triticale |
Triticum aestivum L. | Wheat |
Triticum durum Desf. | Durum wheat |
Triticum spelta L. | Spelt wheat |
Zea Mays L. (partim) | Maize (except popcorn and sweetcorn) |
Potatoes | |
Solanum tuberosum L., including any other tuber-forming species or hybrids of Solanum | Potato |
Beet | |
Beta vulgaris L. | Sugar beet, fodder beet (including mangel) |
Fodder plants | |
(a) Grasses | |
Agrostis canina L. | Velvet bent |
Agrostis capillaris L. | Brown top |
Agrostis gigantea Roth. | Red top |
Agrostis stolonifera L. | Creeping bent grass |
Arrhenatherm elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl | Tall oatgrass |
Bromus catharticus Vahl. | Rescue grass |
Bromus sitchensis Trin. | Alaska brome-grass |
Dactylis glomerata L. | Cocksfoot |
Festuca arundinacea Schreber | Tall fescue |
Festuca filiformis Pourr. | Fine leaved sheep’s fescue |
Festuca ovina L. | Sheep’s fescue |
Festuca pratensis Huds. | Meadow fescue |
Festuca rubra L. | Red fescue, Chewings fescue |
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina | Hard fescue |
Lolium multiflorum Lam. | Italian ryegrass including Westerwold ryegrass |
Lolium perenne L. | Perennial ryegrass |
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth | Hybrid ryegrass |
Phleum nodosum L. | Small timothy |
Phleum pratense L. | Timothy |
Poa annua L. | Annual meadowgrass |
Poa nemoralis L. | Wood meadowgrass |
Poa pratensis L. | Smooth-stalked meadowgrass |
Poa trivialis L. | Rough-stalked meadowgrass |
xFestulolium Asch. & Graebn. Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium | Festulolium |
(b) Legumes | |
Lotus corniculatis L. | Birdsfoot trefoil |
Lupinus albus L. | White lupin |
Lupinus angustifolius L. | Narrow leaved lupin (previously known as Blue lupin) |
Lupinus luteus L. | Yellow lupin |
Medicago lupulina L. | Black medick, Trefoil |
Medicago sativa L. | Lucerne |
Medicago x varia T. Martyn | Sand 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.) Czern. | Brown mustard |
Brassica napus L. (partim) | Swede rape (including plants commonly known as fodder rape and oilseed rape) |
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch | Black mustard |
Brassica rapa L. var silvestris (Lam.) Briggs | Turnip rape |
Cannabis sativa L. | Hemp |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. | Soya bean |
Helianthus annuus L. | Sunflower |
Linum usitatissimum L. | Flax, Linseed |
Sinapis alba L. | White mustard] |
Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 1 table substituted (30.6.2010) by The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1195), regs. 1, 2(2), Sch. 1
2. Plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:
[F5Name | Common name |
---|---|
Allium cepa L. | – |
—Cepa Group | Onion, Echalion |
—Aggregatum Group | Shallot |
Allium fistulosum L. | Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion |
—all varieties | |
Allium porrum L. | Leek |
—all varieties | |
Allium sativum L. | Garlic |
—all varieties | |
Allium schoenoprasum L. | Chives |
—all varieties | |
Apium graveolens L. | – |
—Celery Group | – |
—Celeriac Group | – |
Asparagus officinalis L. | Asparagus |
—all varieties | |
Beta vulgaris L. | – |
—Garden Beet Group | Beetroot including Cheltenham beet |
—Leaf Beet Group | Spinach beet or Chard |
Brassica oleracea L. | – |
—Kale Group | – |
—Cauliflower Group | – |
—Capitata Group | Red cabbage and White cabbage |
—Brussel Sprouts Group | – |
—Kohlrabi Group | – |
—Savoy Cabbage Group | – |
—Broccoli Group | Calabrese type and Sprouting type |
—Palm Kale Group | – |
—Tronchuda Group | Portuguese cabbage |
Brassica rapa L. | – |
—Chinese Cabbage Group | – |
—Vegetable Turnip Group | – |
Cichorium endivia L. | Endive |
—all varieties | |
Cucumis melo L. | Melon |
—all varieties | |
Cucumis sativus L. | – |
—Cucumber Group | – |
—Gherkin Group | – |
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne | Gourd |
—all varieties | |
Cucurbita pepo L. | Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash |
—all varieties | |
Daucus carota L. | Carrot and Fodder Carrot |
—all varieties | |
Lactuca sativa L. | Lettuce |
—all varieties | |
Solanum lycopersicum L. | Tomato |
—all varieties | |
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill | – |
—Leaf Parsley Group | – |
—Root Parsley Group | – |
Phaseolus coccineus L. | Runner bean |
—all varieties | |
Phaseolus vulgaris L. | – |
—Dwarf French Bean Group | – |
—Climbing French Bean Group | – |
Pisum sativum L. | – |
—Round Pea Group | – |
—Wrinkled Pea Group | – |
—Sugar Pea Group | – |
Raphanus sativus L. | – |
—Radish Group | – |
—Black Radish Group | – |
Rheum rhabarbarum L. | Rhubarb |
—all varieties | |
Spinacia oleracea L. | Spinach |
—all varieties | |
Vicia faba L. | Broad bean |
—all varieties | |
Zea mays L. | – |
—Sweet Corn Group | – |
—Popcorn Group | –] |
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2 table substituted (1.7.2020) by The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/579), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(a)
1. Plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:
Name | Common Name |
---|---|
None |
[F7Name | Common name |
---|---|
None] |
Textual Amendments
F6Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 1 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(13)(b)
F7Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 1 table substituted (1.7.2020) by The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/579), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(b)(i)
2. Other plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:
Name | Common Name |
---|---|
Alopecurus pratensis L | Meadow foxtail |
Arachis hypogaea L | Groundnut (peanut) |
Avena strigosa Schreb | Black oat, Bristle oat |
Biserrula | Biserrula |
Carthamus tinctorius L | Safflower |
Carum carvi L | Caraway |
Cynodon dactylon (L) Pers | Bermuda grass |
Galega orientalis Lam | Fodder galega |
Gossypium spp | Cotton |
Hedysarum coronarium L | Sulla |
Lathyrus cicera | Chickling vetch/Dwarf chickling vetch |
Medicago doliata | Straight-spined medic |
Medicago italica | Disc medic |
Medicago littoralis | Shore medic/Strand medic |
Medicago murex | Sphere medic |
Medicago polymorpha | Bur medic |
Medicago rugosa | Wrinkled medic/Gama medic |
Medicago scutellata | Snail medic/Shield medic |
Medicago truncatula | Barrel medic |
Ornithopus compressus | Yellow serradella |
Ornithopus sativus | Serradella |
Oryza sativa L | Rice |
Papaver somniferum L | Poppy |
Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth | California bluebell |
Phalaris aquatica L | Harding grass, Phalaris |
Phalaris canariensis L | Canary grass |
Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort plantain |
Poa palustris L | Swamp meadowgrass |
Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench | Sorghum |
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf | Sudan grass |
Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench x Sorghum Sudanese (Piper) Stapf. | Hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum Sudanese |
Trisetum flavescens (L) P Beauv | Golden oatgrass |
Trifolium alexandrinum L | Berseem, Egyptian clover |
Trifolium fragiferum | Strawberry clover |
Trifolium glanduliferum | Glandular clover |
Trifolium hirtum | Rose clover |
Trifolium incarnatum L | Crimson clover |
Trifolium isthmocarpum | Moroccan clover |
Trifolium michelianum | Balansa clover |
Trifolium resupinatum L | Persian clover |
Trifolium squarrosum | Squarrose clover |
Trifolium subterraneum | Subterranean clover |
Trifolium vesiculosum | Arrow-leaf clover |
Trigonella foenum-graecum L | Fenugreek |
Vicia benghalensis | Purple vetch] |
[F10Name | Common name |
---|---|
Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm. | Chervil |
—all varieties | |
Capsicum annuum L. —all varieties | Chilli or Pepper |
Cichorium intybus L. | – |
—Witloof Chicory Group | – |
—Leaf Chicory Group | (Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory) |
—Industrial (Root) Chicory Group | – |
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai | Watermelon |
—all varieties | |
Cynara cardunculus L. | – |
—Globe Artichoke Group | – |
—Cardoon Group | – |
Foeniculum vulgare Mill. | Fennel |
—Azoricum Group | – |
Scorzonera hispanica L. | Scorzonera or Black salsify |
—all varieties | |
Solanum melongena L. | Aubergine or Eggplant |
—all varieties | |
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. | Corn salad or Lamb’s lettuce |
—all varieties] |
Name | Common Name |
---|---|
Vitis | Vine] |
Textual Amendments
F8Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 2 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(13)(b)
F9Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 2 table substituted (25.2.2019) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/162), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(3)(a)
F10Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 2 table substituted (1.7.2020) by The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/579), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(b)(ii)
F11Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 2 table inserted (25.2.2019) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/162), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(3)(b)
3. Other plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:
Name | Common name |
---|---|
Allium cepa L. | – |
—Aggregatum Group | Shallot |
Allium fistulosum L. | Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion |
—all varieties | |
Allium sativum L. | Garlic |
—all varieties | |
Allium schoenoprasum L. | Chives |
—all varieties | |
Rheum rhabarbarum L. | Rhubarb |
—all varieties]] |
Textual Amendments
F12Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3 inserted (27.7.2007) by The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1871), regs. 1, 2(7)
F13Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3 table substituted (1.7.2020) by The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/579), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(b)(iii)
Regulation 5(3)(b) and (c)
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 [F14United Kingdom or accepted onto an official register of plant varieties corresponding to a GB Variety List in a country outside the United Kingdom with similar growing conditions] 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.
[F15(3) Where, at the time when an application for acceptance of a variety is duly made, a variety is known in the United Kingdom (or accepted onto an official register of plant varieties corresponding to a GB Variety List in a country outside the United Kingdom with similar growing conditions), but when that application is determined the variety is no longer known in the United Kingdom (or accepted onto that official register), that variety must be disregarded for the purpose of determining distinctness as part of that application.]
Textual Amendments
F14Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(1) 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(11)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1294, regs. 1(2)(a), 4(2)(3)(e)(i)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(3) 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(11)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1294, regs. 1(2)(a), 4(2)(3)(e)(ii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
[F161A.—(1) A plant variety of a conservation variety is regarded as distinct if it satisfies the characteristics referred to in—
(a)the technical questionnaires associated with the test protocols listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/90 or Directive 2003/91 applicable to the species in question, or
(b)the technical questionnaires of the test guidelines listed in Annex II to those Directives, applicable to the species in question.
(2) In this paragraph—
(a)“Directive 2003/90” means Commission Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species, as amended from time to time, and
(b)“Directive 2003/91” means Commission Directive 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of vegetable species, as amended from time to time.]
Textual Amendments
F16Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1A substituted (1.4.2011) by The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/464), regs. 1, 2(7)
2. A variety shall be regarded as stable if, after successive propagation or multiplications, or, where the applicant has defined a particular cycle of propagations or multiplications, at the end of each cycle, it remains true to the description of its essential characteristics.
3. A plant variety shall be regarded as sufficiently uniform if, apart from a very few aberrations, the plants of which it is composed are, account being taken of the distinctive features of the reproductive system of the plants, similar or genetically identical as regards the characteristics, taken as a whole, considered by the [F17appropriate authority] for the purpose of determining whether the variety is sufficiently uniform.
Textual Amendments
F17Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 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(14)(a)
1.—(1) The value of a variety for cultivation or use shall be regarded as satisfactory if compared to other varieties accepted in a [F18GB Variety List] its qualities taken as a whole offer, at least as far as production in any given region is concerned, a clear improvement either for cultivation or as regards the uses which can be made of the crops or the products derived from the crops.
(2) Where other superior characteristics are present individual inferior characteristics may be disregarded.
Textual Amendments
F18Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(1) 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(14)(b)
2.—(1) Where a variety is intended solely for use as a component of a varietal association the value of the variety for cultivation or use shall be regarded as satisfactory if compared to other varieties accepted in a [F19GB Variety List] the qualities of the varietal association taken as a whole offer, at least as far as production in any given region is concerned, a clear improvement either for cultivation or as regards the uses which can be made of the crops or the products derived from the crops resulting from the varietal association.
(2) Where other superior characteristics are present in the varietal association individual inferior characteristics in it may be disregarded.
Textual Amendments
F19Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2(1) 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(14)(b)
Textual Amendments
F20Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 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(14)(c)
Part II of this Schedule does not apply to—
(a)varieties of vegetables;
(b)varieties of grasses not intended for the production of fodder plants if the applicant declares that the seed of the variety is not intended for the production of fodder plants;
F21(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)any variety intended for use only as a component of a final plant variety; [F22or
(e)any conservation variety].]
Textual Amendments
F21Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. (c) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/162, reg. 3(12) (as inserted by The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1294), regs. 1(2)(a), 4(3)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F22Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 inserted (30.6.2009) by The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1273), regs. 1, 8(2)(b)
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