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Paragraph 2 F1

Planting stock shall not be considered to be of fair marketable quality if any of the following defects exist—

(a)

injuries other than pruning cuts or injuries due to damage when lifting;

(b)

lack of buds with the potential to form a leading shoot;

(c)

multiple stems;

(d)

deformed root system;

(e)

signs of desiccation, overheating, mould, decay or other harmful organisms;

(f)

the plants are not well balanced.

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Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 10A inserted (6.10.2026) by The Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/1030), regs. 1(2), 4(20)