{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forest-reproductive-material-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forest-reproductive-material-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2002/404",
  "legislation_title": "The Forest Reproductive Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forest-reproductive-material-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Forest reproductive material which may be marketed",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulations 18 and 31, no person shall market forest reproductive material in Northern Ireland unless—\n(a) in the case of forest reproductive material produced in a relevant territory—\n(i) its collection and production meet the requirements of regulations 10 to 12 and 14 to 15;\n(ii) it has been certified in accordance with regulation 13; and\n(iii) it falls into one of the categories described in regulation 4(1), subject to the application of regulation 7(2);\n(b) in the case of forest reproductive material produced in Northern Ireland..., it was accompanied on its entry into Northern Ireland by the supplier’s label or document required by regulation 19 of the GB Regulations ;\n(bb) in the case of forest reproductive material produced in a member State and imported into Northern Ireland, it has met the requirements as to entry into Northern Ireland set out in regulation 25;\n(c) in the case of forest reproductive material produced in approved non-EU third country and imported from a third country into Northern Ireland, a Master Certificate has been issued by the Department in relation to the material in accordance with regulation 25(5) and (6);\n(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(e) in the case of forest reproductive material produced in a permitted third country and imported from a third country into Northern Ireland, it has met the requirements as to entry into Northern Ireland set out in regulation 25;\n(ee) in the case of forest reproductive material imported into England, it met the requirements set out in the GB Regulations as to entry into England and was accompanied on its entry into Northern Ireland by the supplier’s label or document required by regulation 19 of the GB Regulations;\n(f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(g) it is marketed and labelled in compliance with paragraphs (2) to (7), regulation 14 and regulation 19 as read with regulation 20 in the case of seeds; and\n(h) it meets the requirements of paragraphs (8) to (12).\n(2) Forest reproductive material of the artificial hybrids listed in Schedule 1 may be marketed only if it is of the categories “selected”, “qualified” or “tested”.\n(3) Vegetatively reproduced forest reproductive material may be marketed only under the categories “selected”, “qualified” or “tested” and in the case of forest reproductive material of the category “selected”, may be marketed only if it is produced by means of subsequent multiplication by vegetative propagation from seeds.\n(4) Forest reproductive material derived from basic material in the form of a seed source may be marketed only under the category “source identified”.\n(5) Forest reproductive material derived from basic material in the form of a stand may be marketed only under the categories “source identified”, “selected” and “tested”.\n(6) Forest reproductive material derived from basic material of the following types may be marketed only under the categories “qualified” and “tested”–\n(a) seed orchard;\n(b) parents of family;\n(c) clone; and\n(d) clonal mixture.\n(7) Forest reproductive material which consists wholly or partly of genetically modified organisms may be marketed only under the category “tested”.\n(8) Forest reproductive material in the form of fruit and seed lots of the species listed in Schedule 1 shall reach a minimum species purity level of 99%, except in the case of closely related species other than artificial hybrids in respect of which the purity of the fruit or seed lot shall be stated in any labelling or record documenting information about the seed required under regulations 14, 15 and 19.\n(9) Forest reproductive material in the form of parts of plants shall be of fair marketable quality determined with reference to general characteristics, health and appropriate size.\n(10) Forest reproductive material in the form of stem cuttings or sets of Populus spp. shall meet the standards described in Schedule 9.\n(11) Forest reproductive material in the form of planting stock shall be of fair marketable quality determined with reference to general characteristics, health, vitality and physiological quality.\n(12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 17(1) substituted (22.3.2019) by The Forest Reproductive Material (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/50), regs. 1, 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 17(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 21(a)(aa)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 17(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 21(a)(bb)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 17(1)(bb) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 21(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 17(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 21(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Reg. 17(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 21(a)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Reg. 17(1)(ee) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 21(a)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Reg. 17(1)(f) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 21(a)(vi); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Reg. 17(12) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 21(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 17 in operation at 1.1.2003, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted for reg. 17(1)(b)-(ee)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2026/1030",
      "affecting_title": "The Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2026/1030",
      "affecting_title": "The Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/404/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:05:30.513505+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."
}