# The Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004


(1) The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “Oil and Fibre Plant Seed Directive” substitute—
““Oil and Fibre Plant Seed Directive” means Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants;”.
(3) In regulation 7 (mixtures), for “the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993” substitute “the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005”.
(4) In schedule 4 (requirements for Basic Seed, Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation, Certified Seed of the Second Generation, Certified Seed of the Third Generation and Commercial Seed), in Part II (conditions relating to Basic Seed, Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation, Certified Seed of the Second Generation, Certified Seed of the Third Generation and Commercial Seed), in paragraph 10(a) (standards for varietal purity) for entry (vii) in the table substitute—
“
(vii) Hybrid varieties of swede rape produced using male sterility and their components—
(aa) Basic seed, female component
99.0%
(bb) Basic seed, male component
99.9%
(cc) Certified seed of winter swede rape varieties (“winter swede rape varieties” being those varieties of swede rape recorded as winter varieties on the UK National List or in the Common Catalogue)
90.0%
(dd) Certified seed of spring swede rape varieties (“spring swede rape varieties” being those varieties of swede rape recorded as spring varieties on the UK National List or in the Common Catalogue)
85.0%
”
(5) In schedule 6, in Part II (labels)—
(a) in paragraph 5 (official label for a package of Basic Seed or Seed of a Certified Generation), after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) insert—
“(iia) officially assigned serial number;”;
(b) in paragraph 6 (official label for a package of Commercial Seed), after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) insert—
“(iia) officially assigned serial number;”; and
(c) in paragraph 6A (official label for a package of test and trial seed), after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) insert—
“(iia) officially assigned serial number;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/434/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-3
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