{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beet-seed-scotland-no-2-regulations-2010/schedule-4/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beet-seed-scotland-no-2-regulations-2010/schedule-4/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2010/148",
  "legislation_title": "The Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beet-seed-scotland-no-2-regulations-2010",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Standard of germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant species",
  "text": "(a) The seed shall conform to the standards or other conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and the content of seeds of other plant species as specified in the following table.\n1 Excluding where appropriate, granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives. The minimum weight of the sample to be submitted for moisture content testing shall be the minimum weight of a sample specified in paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5 and this sample shall be submitted for testing in addition to the submitted sample and in an airtight moisture proof container.\nMinimum analytical purity1(% by weight)\nMaximum weight of seed of other plant species (% by weight)\nMinimum germination(% by number of clusters or pellets)\nMaximum moisture content1(% by weight)\n(i)\nSugar beet:\n–\nmonogerm seed\n97\n0.3\n80\n15\n–\nprecision seed\n97\n0.3\n75\n15\n–\nnatural seed of varieties with more than 85% diploids\n97\n0.3\n73\n15\n–\nnatural seed of varieties with 15% or more triploids and/or tetraploids\n97\n0.3\n68\n15\n(ii)\nFodder beet:\n–\nmonogerm seed, precision seed and natural seed of varieties with more than 85% diploids\n97\n0.3\n73\n15\n–\nnatural seed of varieties with 15% or more triploids and/or tetraploids\n97\n0.3\n68\n15\n(b) The special conditions for monogerm seed and for precision seed are—\n(i) additional germination requirements\nMinimum percentage of germinated clusters with a single seedling\nMaximum percentage of germinated clusters with 3 or more seedlings\n(aa)\nmonogerm seed\n90\n5\n(bb)\nprecision seeds of—\nSugar beet\n70\n5\nFodder beet\n–\nwith more than 85% diploids\n58\n5\n–\nwith 15% or more triploids and/or tetraploids\n63\n5\n(ii) inert matter\nMaximum percentage by weight of inert matter\n(aa)\nPre-Basic Seed and Basic Seed\n1.0\n(bb)\nCertified Seed\n0.5\nIn the case of pelleted seed the sample shall be drawn from processed seed which has undergone partial decortication (rubbing or grinding) but has not yet been pelleted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/148/schedule/4/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:56:15.814692+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}