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The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002

S.I. 2002/3026 · Made 4 December 2002 · Extends to United Kingdom

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SEEDS

Made 4th December 2002

Laid before Parliament 9th December 2002

Coming into force 1st January 2003

The Forestry Commissioners, being designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to measures relating to the common agricultural policy of the European Community in respect of forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1996/266. See section 2(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10) for details of the constitution of the Forestry Commissioners.

f2

1972 c. 68.

Contents

  1. Part I: General
  2. 1Title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. Part II: Forest Reproductive Material and Approval of Basic Material for Entry in the National Register
  6. 4Categories of Forest Reproductive Material
  7. 5Demarcation of regions of provenance in respect of certain basic material
  8. 6Establishment and maintenance of the National Register
  9. 7Approval of basic material for use in the production of forest reproductive material
  10. 8Specific requirements for certain basic material after its approval
  11. 9Withdrawal and amendment of approval of basic material
  12. Part III: Collection and Production of Forest Reproductive Material
  13. 10Collection and production of forest reproductive material for marketing
  14. 11Collection of forest reproductive material
  15. 12Production of forest reproductive material by subsequent vegetative propagation
  16. 13Master Certificates
  17. 14Identification and separation of forest reproductive material during production
  18. 15Permitted mixing of forest reproductive material
  19. Part IV: Registration of Suppliers
  20. 16Registration of suppliers of forest reproductive material
  21. Part V: Marketing of Forest Reproductive Material
  22. 17Forest reproductive material which may be marketed
  23. 18Licences
  24. 18ALicences: Scotland
  25. 19Labelling and packaging of lots for marketing
  26. 20Seed testing
  27. Part VI: Movement of Forest Reproductive Material within the British Islands
  28. 21Forest reproductive material despatched to Northern Ireland Repealed
  29. 22Movement of forest reproductive material to another member State Repealed
  30. 23Movement of forest reproductive material into Great Britain from Northern Ireland or within Great Britain
  31. 23AImports into Great Britain from a Crown Dependency
  32. 24Imports into Great Britain from a member State Repealed
  33. 25Prohibition against imports of forest reproductive material into Wales from third countries
  34. 25AProhibition against imports of forest reproductive material into Scotland from countries granted equivalence
  35. Part VII: Compliance
  36. 26Keeping and production of documents
  37. 27Powers to inspect and take samples
  38. 28Treatment of seed samples
  39. 29Use of samples in criminal proceedings
  40. 30Offences and Penalties
  41. Part VIII: Miscellaneous
  42. 31Transitional arrangements for forest reproductive material existing at 1st January 2003
  43. 32Appeals
  44. 33Service of notices
  45. 34Exemptions
  46. 35Revocation
  47. Signature
  48. Schedule 1LIST OF TREE SPECIES AND ARTIFICIAL HYBRIDS
  49. Schedule 2: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL TO BE CERTIFIED AS “SOURCE-IDENTIFIED”
  50. 1Paragraph 1
  51. 2Paragraph 2
  52. Schedule 3MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL TO BE CERTIFIED AS “SELECTED”
  53. 1Origin:
  54. 2Isolation:
  55. 3Effective Size of the Population:
  56. 4Age and Development:
  57. 5Uniformity:
  58. 6Adaptation:
  59. 7Health and Resistance:
  60. 8Volume production:
  61. 9Wood Quality:
  62. 10Form or Growth Habit:
  63. Schedule 4: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL TO BE CERTIFIED AS “QUALIFIED”
  64. 1Seed Orchards
  65. 2Parents of Family
  66. 3Clones
  67. 4Clonal Mixtures
  68. Schedule 5: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL TO BE CERTIFIED AS “TESTED”
  69. 1Requirements for all tests
  70. 2Requirements for genetic evaluation of components of basic material
  71. 3Requirements for comparative testing of reproductive material
  72. 4Conditional approval
  73. 5Early tests
  74. Schedule 6MODEL MASTER CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL DERIVED FROM SEED SOURCES AND STANDS
  75. Schedule 7MODEL MASTER CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL DERIVED FROM SEED ORCHARDS OR PARENTS OF FAMILY
  76. Schedule 8MODEL MASTER CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL DERIVED FROM CLONES AND CLONAL MIXTURES
  77. Schedule 9: REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERNAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR POPULUS SPP. PROPAGATED BY STEM CUTTINGS OR SETS
  78. 1Stem cuttings
  79. 2Sets
  80. Schedule 10REQUIREMENTS WHICH MUST BE MET BY PLANTING STOCK WHICH IS TO BE MARKETED TO THE END-USER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATIC REGION Repealed
  81. Paragraph Repealed
  82. Paragraph Repealed
  83. Paragraph Repealed
  84. Schedule 11SMALL QUANTITIES OF SEEDS WHICH MAY BE MARKETED WITHOUT FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATION 19(2)(b) AND (d) (Listed by species)
  85. Schedule 12FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY AUTHORISED OFFICER UPON TAKING SAMPLES PURSUANT TO REGULATION 28(2)
  86. Schedule 13
  87. Part 1: Forest reproductive material imported into Wales from third countries
  88. 1Scope of Schedule
  89. 2Interpretation
  90. Part 2
  91. 3Scope of Part 2
  92. 4General requirements
  93. 5Additional requirements applicable to seed lots
  94. 6Additional requirements applicable to seed or planting stock of the “qualified category”
  95. Part 3
  96. 7Scope of Part 3
  97. 8Requirements
  98. Schedule 13: Forest reproductive material imported into England or Scotland from third countries
  99. Part 1
  100. 1Scope of Schedule
  101. 2Interpretation
  102. Part 2
  103. 3Scope of Part 2
  104. 4General requirements
  105. 5Additional requirements applicable to seed lots
  106. 6Additional requirements applicable to seed or planting stock of the “qualified category” or the “tested category”
  107. Part 3
  108. 7Scope of Part 3
  109. 8Requirements
  110. Explanatory note