Explanatory note
United Kingdom
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations specify the information which is necessary to be provided for the purposes of section 9 of the Plant Varieties Act 1997. Section 9 deals with farm saved seed.
The Regulations specify—
the information which is to be supplied by a farmer to a rights holder (regulation 3);
the information which is to be supplied by a seed processor to a rights holder (regulation 4); and
the information which is to be supplied by a rights holder to a farmer and a seed processor (regulation 5).
A prohibition is imposed on the removal of seed from a holding for processing save in certain circumstances (regulation 7).
An obligation of confidentiality is imposed in respect of information received pursuant to these regulations (regulation 8).
The penalty for breach of the Regulations is a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale (regulation 10).
A regulatory appraisal has been prepared and a copy has been placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, White House Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0LF.