{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-heterogeneous-material-temporary-experiment-england-regulations-2023/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-heterogeneous-material-temporary-experiment-england-regulations-2023/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/676",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Marketing (Heterogeneous Material) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-heterogeneous-material-temporary-experiment-england-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Labelling",
  "text": "(1) A container or package containing seed from a population marketed under the experiment must bear an official label or, in the case of a small package not exceeding 15 kg in weight, may bear a supplier’s label.\n(2) The container or package must be labelled at the time of sealing.\n(3) The label must—\n(a) be on the outside of the container or package;\n(b) not have been previously used;\n(c) be adhesive, or secured by a sealing device;\n(d) be in English, though it may in addition be in other languages;\n(e) be at least 110 mm x 67 mm; and\n(f) be affixed to the container or package by an authorised officer of the Secretary of State, a licensed seed sampler or any person being supervised by such a person.\n(4) The label must include—\n(a) the words “GB rules and standards: temporary experiment under APHA control” and “Seed certification authority DEFRA”;\n(b) the registration code of the processor (allocated by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 21 of the 2011 Regulations) responsible for affixing the label;\n(c) the reference number (allocated by the Secretary of State) of the seed lot;\n(d) either—\n(i) the month and year of sealing the container or package, expressed as “sealed ….” (month and year); or\n(ii) the month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed as “sampled …” (month and year);\n(e) the Latin names of all species from which the population has been created through cross-breeding;\n(f) the name of the population;\n(g) the net or gross weight, or the number of seeds; and\n(h) where materials other than seeds have been added to the container or package, details of—\n(i) the nature of those materials; and\n(ii) the ratio between the weight of the seeds and the total weight of the container or package.\n(5) If a population has been genetically modified, this must be stated on the label.\n(6) If a population has been subjected to any chemical treatment, the label must state this fact and—\n(a) the nature of the treatment; or\n(b) the proprietary name of the chemical used.\n(7) For heterogeneous material, the label must be coloured blue, with a green diagonal stripe.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See regulation 21(1) of the 2011 Regulations, which deals with licensing of seed samplers."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/676/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:43:53.193967+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."
}