The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and application

3. 2. Interpretation: general

4. 3. Interpretation: European instruments

5. 4. Marketing of seed potatoes

6. 5. Marketing of conservation varieties

7. 6. Marketing in the protected region

8. 7. Size of seed potatoes

9. 8. Marketing of seed potatoes for scientific purposes or selection work

10. 9. Marketing of seed potatoes for test and trial purposes

11. 10. Certification of seed potatoes

12. 11. Composition of lots of seed potatoes

13. 12. Packages and containers for seed potatoes

14. 13. Labelling of packages and containers of seed potatoes

15. 14. Sealing of packages and containers

16. 15. Identification of genetically modified seed potatoes

17. 16. Seed potatoes from outside British Islands: information

18. 17. Separate particulars

19. 18. Retail sales of seed potatoes

20. 19. Sampling of seed potatoes

21. 20. Keeping of records

22. 21. Enforcement: powers of examination and production

23. 22. Enforcement: power to withdraw official labels, official documents and growing crop certificates

24. 23. Service of notices

25. 23A. Transitional provision for official labels on IP completion day

26. 24. Modification of provisions of the Act

27. 25. Amendment and revocations

28. 26. Review

29. Signature

30. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Growing crop certificates

       1. PART 1 General

          1. 1. On receipt of an application for certification of any seed...

          2. 2. (1) A growing crop certificate must state—

          3. 3. A growing crop certificate may only be issued where an...

       2. PART 2 Pre-basic seed potatoes

          1. 4. (1) No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a...

          2. 5. No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement...

          3. 6. No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement...

       3. PART 3 Basic seed potatoes

          1. 7. (1) No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a...

          2. 8. No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement...

       4. PART 4 Certified seed potatoes

          1. 9. No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement...

          2. 10. (1) No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a...

          3. 11. No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Official labels and official documents

       1. PART 1 Official labels

          1. 1. An official label used in relation to pre-basic seed potatoes...

          2. 2. An official label used in relation to basic seed potatoes...

          3. 3. An official label used in relation to certified seed potatoes...

          4. 4. An official label used in relation to test and trial...

          5. 5. An official label must measure not less than 110 millimetres...

          6. 6. An official label for pre-basic seed potatoes must, in relation...

          7. 7. An official label for basic seed potatoes or certified seed...

          8. 8. An official label for test and trial seed potatoes must—...

          9. 9. In the case of seed potatoes of a conservation variety,...

          10. 10. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 8, an official label...

          11. 11. Where the field generation is not indicated on the official...

       2. PART 2 Official documents

          1. 12. An official document used in relation to pre-basic seed potatoes...

          2. 13. An official document used in relation to test and trial...

          3. 14. An official document in relation to basic seed potatoes must...

          4. 15. An official document in relation to certified seed potatoes must...

          5. 16. An official document must, in relation to the seed potatoes...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects and tolerances

       1. PART 1 Pre-basic seed potatoes of GB grade PBTC produced in England

       2. PART 2 Pre-basic seed potatoes of GB grade PB produced in England

       3. PART 3 Basic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes produced in England

       4. PART 4 Test and trial seed potatoes

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Grading of seed potatoes

       1. PART 1 Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes

       2. PART 2 Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes

       3. PART 3 Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Authorisation for marketing seed potatoes for test and trial purposes

       1. 1. On receipt of an application for authorisation made in accordance...

       2. 2. An authorisation must state— (a) the name and address of...

       3. 3. No authorisation is to be issued by an authorised officer...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Information in respect of seed potatoes of more than 2 kilograms produced in a country outside the British Islands

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       Particulars to be specified in a sale note etc.

31. Explanatory Note