Growing trialsE+W
6.—(1) Growing trials may be carried out—
(a)by the Welsh Ministers;
(b)for the Welsh Ministers in accordance with arrangements for official measures made under regulation 27; or
(c)by a responsible authority elsewhere in the United Kingdom [F1; or]
[F2(d)by a competent authority outside the United Kingdom if the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that those growing trials are of equivalent standards to those carried out by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers.]
(2) Growing trials must—
(a)establish whether a variety is distinct, uniform and stable; and
(b)be conducted, as regards trial design, growing conditions and characteristics of the variety to be covered, in accordance with an appropriate protocol.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/368), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(14)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(d) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/368), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(14)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 19.6.2017, see reg. 1(1)