- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (26/11/2021)
- Original (As made)
Point in time view as at 26/11/2021.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015, SCHEDULE 3.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Regulation 2(3)
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(17)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(n)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects | Individual tolerances |
Group 1 | |
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc) | Nil |
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil |
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes) | Nil |
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al) | Nil |
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al) | Nil |
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil |
Colorado Beetle (Lepinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil |
[F2Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al | Nil |
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al | Nil] |
Group II | |
Blight (Phytophthora infestans) (Mont) de Bary) | Nil |
[F3Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. or Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. or both] | Nil |
Soft Rots including: Watery Wound Rot (Pythium ultimum Trow) | Nil |
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot | Nil |
Dry Rot (Fusarium species) | Nil |
Gangrene (Phoma species) | Nil |
Frost damaged tubers | Nil |
Group III | |
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) M B Ellis | Nil |
Group IV | |
[F4Black scurf as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk] | Nil |
Common Scab (Streptomyces species) | Nil |
Group V | |
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh) | Nil |
Group VI | |
External blemishes, including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | Nil |
Superficial necrosis caused by potato virus Y | Nil |
Shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani) | Nil |
Group VII | |
Dirt or other extraneous matter | 1.0% |
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 inserted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(b)
F3Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(i)
F4Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(ii)
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 3 Pts. 2, 3 substituted (1.4.2017) by The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/288), regs. 1(1), 3(3)
F6Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(17)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(n); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
---|---|---|---|
Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects | Individual tolerances | Group tolerances | Collective group tolerances |
Group 1 | |||
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc) | Nil | - | - |
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil | - | - |
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes) | Nil | - | - |
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al) | Nil | - | - |
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al) | Nil | - | - |
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil | - | - |
Colorado Beetle (Lepinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil | - | - |
[F7Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al | Nil | - | - |
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al | Nil | - | -] |
Group II | |||
Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary) | 0.2% | ) | ) |
[F8Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. or Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. or both] | 0.2% | ) | ) |
Soft Rots including: Watery Wound Rot (Pythium ultimum Trow) | 0.2% | ) | ) |
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot | 0.2% | ) 0.2% | ) |
Dry Rot (Fusarium species) | 0.2% | ) | ) |
Gangrene (Phoma species) | 0.2% | ) | ) |
Frost damaged tubers | 0.2% | ) | ) |
Group III | |||
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wake-field)) M B Ellis | 0.2% | ) | ) 6.0% |
Group IV | |||
[F9Black scurf as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk] Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease | 1.0% | ) 5.0% | ) |
Common Scab (Streptomyces species) Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-third of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease | 5.0% | ) | ) |
Group V | |||
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh) Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease | 1.0% | ) | ) |
Group VI | |||
External blemishes including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 3.0% | ) | ) |
Superficial necrosis caused by potato virus Y | Nil | ) 3.0% | ) |
Shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani) | 0.5% | ) | ) |
Group VII | |||
Dirt or other extraneous matter | 1.0% | - | -] |
Textual Amendments
F7Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 inserted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(c)
F8Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(i)
F9Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(ii)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
---|---|---|---|
Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects | Individual tolerances | Group tolerances | Collective group tolerances |
Group I | |||
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc) | Nil | - | - |
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil | - | - |
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes) | Nil | - | - |
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al) | Nil | - | - |
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al) | Nil | - | - |
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil | - | - |
Colorado Beetle (Lepinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil | - | - |
[F10Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al | Nil | - | - |
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al | Nil | - | -] |
Group II | |||
Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary) | 0.5% | ) | ) |
[F11Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. or Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. or both] | 0.5% | ) | ) |
Soft Rots including Watery Wound Rot (Pythium ultimum Trow) | 0.5% | ) | ) |
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethy-bridge) and Pit Rot | 0.5% | ) 0.5% | ) |
Dry Rot (Fusarium species) | 0.5% | ) | ) |
Gangrene (Phoma species) | 0.5% | ) | ) |
Frost damaged tubers | 0.5% | ) | ) |
Any of these Group II defects that present as a wet rot symptom | 0.2% | ) | ) 6.0% for basic seed potatoes and 8.0% for certified seed potatoes |
Group III | |||
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) M B Ellis) | 0.5% except [F12GB] grade E, [F12GB] grade A and [F12GB] grade B grades; 2.0% for [F12GB] grade E, [F12GB] grade A and [F12GB] grade B grades only | ) | ) |
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh) Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease (except where powdery scab takes its cankerous form) | 3.0% | ) 5.0% | ) |
Group IV | |||
[F13Black scurf as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk] Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease | 5.0% | ) | ) |
Common Scab (Streptomyces species) Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-third of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease | 5.0% | ) | ) |
Group V | |||
External blemishes including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 3.0% | ) | ) |
Shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani) | 1.0% | ) 3.0% | ) |
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of potato virus Y | 0.1% | ) | ) |
Group VI | |||
Dirt or other extraneous matter | 1.0% | - | -] |
Textual Amendments
F10Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 inserted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(c)
F11Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(i)
F12Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(17)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(n)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(ii)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
---|---|---|
Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects | Individual tolerances | Collective tolerances |
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne) | Nil | – |
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes) | Nil | – |
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp. sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al) | Nil | – |
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al) | Nil | – |
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid | Nil | – |
Colorado Beetle (Lepinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) | Nil | – |
[F14Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al | Nil | - |
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al | Nil | -] |
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc) | Nil | – |
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes) | Nil | – |
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al) | Nil | – |
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al) | Nil | – |
Earth or other extraneous matter | 2.0% | – |
Dry and wet rot, except if caused by Synchytrium endobioticum, Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al ssp Sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al) or Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al) | 1.0% | ) |
External blemishes including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 3.0% | ) 6.0% |
Common scab: tubers affected over more than one-third of their surface | 5.0% | ) |
Textual Amendments
F14Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 4 inserted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(d)
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: