Size of seed potatoes7
1
No person may market any seed potatoes other than pre-basic seed potatoes of grade PBTC unless the tubers have a minimum size such that they do not pass through a square mesh of 25 millimetres x 25 millimetres.
2
No person may market any seed potatoes in a lot in which the maximum variation in size between tubers is such that the difference between the lower size limit and the upper size limit exceeds 25 millimetres.
3
The requirements of paragraph (2) are to be treated as being met provided that no more than 3% of the total weight of tubers in the lot consist of—
a
tubers which are smaller than the lower size limit; or
b
tubers which are larger than the upper size limit.
4
Where the size of seed potatoes is required to be stated in accordance with these Regulations, the following must be stated—
a
where the lower size limit and the upper size limit are the same, the dimensions of the square mesh through which the tubers do not pass;
b
where they are not the same, the lower size limit and the upper size limit.
5
For the purposes of paragraph (4), dimensions of more than 35 millimetres must be stated to the nearest 5 millimetres.
6
For the purposes of this regulation—
a
“the lower size limit” means the dimensions of the largest square mesh through which the smallest tuber does not pass;
b
“the upper size limit” means the dimensions of the largest square mesh through which the largest tuber does not pass.