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Fodder Plant Seeds (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

S.R. 1996/311 · Made 23 July 1996

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SEEDS

Made 23rd July 1996

Coming into operation 23rd August 1996

The Department of Agriculture in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1(1) and 2f1 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965f2 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

As amended by 1970 c. 20 (N.I.) section 10(2)

f2

1965 c. 22 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Fodder Plant Seeds (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 23rd August 1996.

2Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994

For sub-paragraph (a) of Part II of Schedule 5 (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample) to the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994f1 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(a)

The maximum weight of a seed 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.”

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on 23rd July 1996.

L.S.

L. G. McKibben

Assistant Secretary

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations implement as respects Northern Ireland Commission Directive 96/18/EC (O.J. No. L76, 26.3.96, p. 21) amending Annex III to Council Directive 66/401/EEC (O.J. No. 125, 11.7.66, p. 2298/66) on the marketing of fodder plant seed as amended.

These Regulations, which come into operation on 23rd August 1996, amend the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 to increase the maximum seed lot weight for seeds of common vetch, field bean, field pea, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), white lupin and yellow lupin to 25 tonnes.