The Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2006

1Title, commencement and application

2Interpretation

3Seed potatoes to which these Regulations do not apply

4Marketing of seed potatoes

4AMarketing of conservation varieties

5Marketing in the protected region

6Size of seed potatoes

7Marketing of seed potatoes for scientific purposes or selection work

8Marketing of seed potatoes for test and trial purposes

9Certification of seed potatoes

10Composition of lots of seed potatoes

11Packages and containers for seed potatoes

12Labelling of packages and containers of seed potatoes

13Sealing of packages and containers

14Identification of genetically modified seed potatoes

15Seed potatoes from outside the European Community: information

16Separate particulars

17Retail sales of seed potatoes

18Sampling of seed potatoes

19Keeping of records

20Enforcement — powers of examination and production

21Enforcement — power to withdraw official labels, official documents and growing crop certificates

22Service of notices

23Modification of provisions of the Act

SCHEDULE 1GROWING CROP CERTIFICATES

2A growing crop certificate must state— (a) the name and...

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

4Pre-basic seed potatoes

5A growing crop certificate must not be issued containing a...

6A growing crop certificate must not be issued containing a...

7Basic seed potatoes

8A growing crop certificate must not be issued containing a...

9Certified seed potatoes

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

11A growing crop certificate must not be issued containing a...

SCHEDULE 2OFFICIAL LABEL AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENT

PART IOfficial Label

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8AIn the case of seed potatoes of a conservation variety,...

9Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 8, an official label...

PART IIOfficial document

10An official document used in relation to pre-basic seed potatoes...

11An official document used in relation to test and trial...

12An official document in relation to basic seed potatoes must...

13An official document in relation to certified seed potatoes must...

14An official document must, in relation to the seed potatoes...

SCHEDULE 3SPECIFIED DISEASES OR PESTS, DAMAGE AND DEFECTS AND TOLERANCES

PART IPre-basic seed potatoes of pre-basic TC class produced in Wales

PART IIPre-basic seed potatoes of pre-basic 1, pre-basic 2, pre-basic 3 or pre-basic 4 class produced in Wales

PART IIIBasic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes produced in Wales

PART IVTest and trial seed potatoes

SCHEDULE 4CLASSIFICATION OF SEED POTATOES

PART ISeed potatoes capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes

In the course of making a determination for the purposes...

PART IISeed potatoes capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes

In the course of making a determination for the purposes...

PART IIISeed potatoes capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes

In the course of making a determination for the purposes...

SCHEDULE 5AUTHORISATION FOR MARKETING SEED POTATOES FOR TEST AND TRIAL PURPOSES

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

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

3An authorisation must not be issued by an authorised officer...

SCHEDULE 6INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF SEED POTATOES OF MORE THAN TWO KILOGRAMS PRODUCED IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN A MEMBER STATE

Species Variety Category Country of production and Certification Authority Country...

SCHEDULE 7PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN A SALE NOTE, ETC

Name and address of the seller Net weight (except pre-basic...

SCHEDULE 8REVOCATIONS

2006 No. 2929 (W.264)

SEEDS, WALES

The Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2006

Made7 November 2006

Coming into force15 November 2006

The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3), (4) and (5) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 F1 and now vested in it F2.

In accordance with section 16(1) of that Act it has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned by the following Regulations: