# The Seed and Plant Material (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020, Regulation 8: Amendment of the Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2015


(1) The Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.
(2) In schedule 1 (conditions for certification and grading of Scottish seed potatoes), in Part 1 (general), in paragraph 5(1)(h)—
(a) after sub-head (vii), omit “and”,
(b) after sub-head (viii) insert—
“(ix) Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al; and
(x) Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al.”.
(3) In schedule 2 (certification and grading: requirements and tolerances), in paragraph 2—
(a) in column 4 of both rows (PBTC and PB) in Table 1—
(i) after paragraph (e) omit “and”, and
(ii) after paragraph (f) insert—
“(g) Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS] – nil;
(h) Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al., [PHYPSO] – nil; and
(i) Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0] – nil.”,
(b) in column 4 of each row (S, SE and E) in Table 2—
(i) after paragraph (e) omit “and”, and
(ii) after paragraph (f) insert—
“(g) Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS] – nil;
(h) Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al., [PHYPSO] – nil; and
(i) Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0] – nil.”.
(4) In schedule 6 (tolerances for diseases, pests, damage and defects), in paragraph 5—
(a) in table 1, after the last row (Colorado Beetle) of Group 1, insert—
“
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS]
Nil
”,
(b) in table 2, after the last row (Colorado Beetle) of Group 1, insert—
“
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS]
Nil
”,
(c) in table 3, after the last row (Colorado Beetle) of Group 1 in each part ((a): grade S, (b): grade SE and (c): grade E) of the table, insert—
“
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al., [LIBEPS]
Nil
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/165/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-and-plant-material-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2020/regulation-8
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