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The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/1953 · Made 30 November 2015 · Extends to England and Wales

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Seeds, England

Made 30th November 2015

Laid before Parliament 2nd December 2015

Coming into force 1st January 2016

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) to (5) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964f1.

The Secretary of State has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to the Secretary of State to be concerned with the following Regulations in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act.

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Footnotes

f1

1964 c.14; section 16(1) was amended, and section 16(1A) was inserted, by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68); and section 16(3) was amended by S.I. 1977/1112. See section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Interpretation: general
  3. 3Interpretation: European instruments
  4. 4Marketing of seed potatoes
  5. 5Marketing of conservation varieties
  6. 6Marketing in the protected region
  7. 7Size of seed potatoes
  8. 8Marketing of seed potatoes for scientific purposes or selection work
  9. 9Marketing of seed potatoes for test and trial purposes
  10. 10Certification of seed potatoes
  11. 11Composition of lots of seed potatoes
  12. 12Packages and containers for seed potatoes
  13. 13Labelling of packages and containers of seed potatoes
  14. 14Sealing of packages and containers
  15. 15Identification of genetically modified seed potatoes
  16. 16Seed potatoes from outside British Islands: information
  17. 17Separate particulars
  18. 18Retail sales of seed potatoes
  19. 19Sampling of seed potatoes
  20. 20Keeping of records
  21. 21Enforcement: powers of examination and production
  22. 22Enforcement: power to withdraw official labels, official documents and growing crop certificates
  23. 23Service of notices
  24. 23ATransitional provision for official labels on IP completion day
  25. 24Modification of provisions of the Act
  26. 25Amendment and revocations
  27. 26Review
  28. Signature
  29. Schedule 1: Growing crop certificates
  30. Part 1: General
  31. 1Paragraph 1
  32. 2Paragraph 2
  33. 3Paragraph 3
  34. Part 2: Pre-basic seed potatoes
  35. 4Paragraph 4
  36. 5Paragraph 5
  37. 6Paragraph 6
  38. Part 3: Basic seed potatoes
  39. 7Paragraph 7
  40. 8Paragraph 8
  41. Part 4: Certified seed potatoes
  42. 9Paragraph 9
  43. 10Paragraph 10
  44. 11Paragraph 11
  45. Schedule 2: Official labels and official documents
  46. Part 1: Official labels
  47. 1Paragraph 1
  48. 2Paragraph 2
  49. 3Paragraph 3
  50. 4Paragraph 4
  51. 5Paragraph 5
  52. 6Paragraph 6
  53. 7Paragraph 7
  54. 8Paragraph 8
  55. 9Paragraph 9
  56. 10Paragraph 10
  57. 11Paragraph 11
  58. Part 2: Official documents
  59. 12Paragraph 12
  60. 13Paragraph 13
  61. 14Paragraph 14
  62. 15Paragraph 15
  63. 16Paragraph 16
  64. Schedule 3: Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects and tolerances
  65. 1Pre-basic seed potatoes of GB grade PBTC produced in England
  66. 2Pre-basic seed potatoes of GB grade PB produced in England
  67. 3Basic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes produced in England
  68. 4Test and trial seed potatoes
  69. Schedule 4: Grading of seed potatoes
  70. 1Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes
  71. 2Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes
  72. 3Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes
  73. Schedule 5: Authorisation for marketing seed potatoes for test and trial purposes
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. 3Paragraph 3
  77. Schedule 6Information in respect of seed potatoes of more than 2 kilograms produced in a country outside the British Islands
  78. Schedule 7Particulars to be specified in a sale note etc.
  79. Explanatory note