Regulation 2 Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993

The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993^f1 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

In the table in paragraph 8 of Part I of Schedule 5 (sampling of seed lots) there shall be added at the end the following new line—

“

20,001 kg and above

one primary sample for each 700 kg but not less than 40

”.

For paragraph (a) of Part II of Schedule 5 (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample) there shall be substituted the following—

“(a)

The maximum weight of a lot shall be—

(i)

for seeds of hairy vetch and Hungarian vetch, 20 tonnes;

(ii)

for seeds of common vetch, field bean, field pea, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), white lupin and yellow lupin, 25 tonnes.

(aa)

The minimum weight of a submitted sample shall be—

(i)

for seeds of common vetch, hairy vetch and Hungarian vetch, 1,000 g;

(ii)

for seeds of field bean, field pea, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), white lupin and yellow lupin—

• for Breeder’s Seed, Pre-basic Seed and Basic Seed, 3,000 g;

• for Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation and Certified Seed of the Second Generation, 2,000 g.”