Amendments to the Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph 4 of Schedule 1, substitute—

“4.— (1) No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes of any class unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the land on which the seed potatoes are growing or were grown—

(a) is land which, as a result of a soil test carried out by the Welsh Ministers prior to the planting of the crop, has been found not to be contaminated with Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes);

(b) is not demarcated under Schedule 15 to the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 as infested with a European population of Potato Cyst Nematode; and

(c) has not been used for growing potatoes at any time during the 7 years immediately preceding the planting of the crop.

(2) But sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in the case of seed potatoes grown in a soil-free medium.”.

(3) For paragraph 7 of Schedule 1, substitute—

“7.— (1) No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes of any class unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the land on which the seed potatoes are growing or were grown—

(a) is land which, as a result of a soil test carried out by the Welsh Ministers prior to the planting of the crop, has been found not to be contaminated with Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes);

(b) is not demarcated under Schedule 15 to the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 as infested with a European population of Potato Cyst Nematode; and

(c) has not been used for growing potatoes at any time during the 5 years immediately preceding the planting of the crop.

(2) But sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in the case of seed potatoes grown in a soil-free medium.”.

(4) For paragraph 10 of Schedule 1, substitute—

“10.— (1) No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the land on which the seed potatoes are growing or were grown—

(a) is land which, as a result of a soil test carried out by the Welsh Ministers prior to the planting of the crop, has been found not to be contaminated with Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes);

(b) is not demarcated under Schedule 15 to the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 as infested with a European population of Potato Cyst Nematode; and

(c) has not been used for growing potatoes at any time during the 4 years immediately preceding the planting of the crop.

(2) But sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in the case of seed potatoes grown in a soil-free medium.”.

(5) In Schedule 3, Part II—

(a) in columns 3 and 4, for the symbol “–” opposite “Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary)”, substitute the symbol “)”;

(b) in column 3, for “3.0%” in relation to Groups III, IV and V in column 1, substitute “5.0%”; and

(c) in column 4, for “4.0%” in relation to Groups II, III, IV and V in column 1, substitute “5.0%”.

(6) In Schedule 3, Part III—

(a) in column 3, for “4.0%” in relation to Groups III and IV in column 1, substitute “5.0%”; and

(b) in column 4, for “4.0%” in relation to Groups II, III, IV and V in column 1, substitute “5.0%”.

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S.I. 2006/2929 (W.264) as amended by S.I. 2008/1063 (W.112) and 2009/2980 (W.259).