Part 2 Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes
England and Wales
In the course of making a determination for the purposes of paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 1, where an authorised officer determines that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes, that officer may grade them as being seed potatoes of any of the F1GB grades specified in column 1 of Table 2 where that officer is satisfied following inspection that the requirements specified in column 2 in relation to that grade have been met and that the tolerances specified in column 3 have not been exceeded in respect of those seed potatoes.
Table 2
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| F2GB grade | Requirements | Tolerances |
| S | (1) The seed potatoes must be derived from— (a) a stock of pre-basic seed potatoes or a stock which was graded as F3GB grade S or equivalent grade of field generation four or less in the year preceding the planting of the crop; or | (i) Deviations from variety and type or different variety, including groundkeepers - 0.1% |
| (b) such other seed potatoes as are notified in writing by the Secretary of State as being acceptable to the Secretary of State. | (ii) Potato viruses Y, A and leaf roll either individually or in combination - 0.02% | |
| (2) The maximum number of field generations, including previous generations at pre-basic grade, is five. | (iii) Total virus including other mosaic viruses and potato viruses Y, A and leaf roll - 0.2% | |
| (iv) Blackleg - 0.1% | ||
| SE | (1) The seed potatoes must be derived from— (a) a stock of pre-basic seed potatoes or a stock which was graded F4F5GB grade S, GB grade SE or F6equivalent grade field generation five or less in the year preceding the planting of the crop; or | (i) Deviations from variety and type or different variety, including groundkeepers -0.1% |
| (b) such other seed potatoes as are notified in writing by the Secretary of State as being acceptable to the Secretary of State. | (ii) Potato viruses Y, A and leaf roll either individually or in combination - 0.1% | |
| (2) The maximum field generations, including previous generations at pre-basic or basic grade, is six. | (iii) total virus including other mosaic viruses and potato viruses Y, A and leaf roll - 0.5% | |
| (iv) Blackleg - 0.5% | ||
| E | (1) The seed potatoes must be derived from— (a) inside the protected region, a stock of pre-basic seed potatoes or a stock which was graded as F7GB grade S, GB grade SE or equivalent grade in the year preceding the planting of the crop; | (i) Deviations from variety and type or different variety, including groundkeepers - 0.1% |
| (b) outside the protected region, a stock of pre-basic seed potatoes or a stock which was graded as F8GB grade S, GB grade SE, GB grade E or equivalent grade field generation six or less in the year preceding the planting of the crop; or | (ii) Potato viruses Y, A and leaf roll either individually or in combination - 0.4% | |
| (c) such other seed potatoes as are notified in writing by the Secretary of State as being acceptable to the Secretary of State. | (iii) Total virus including other mosaic viruses and potato viruses Y, A and leaf roll - 0.8% | |
| (2) The maximum field generations, including previous generations at pre-basic or basic grade, is seven. | (iv) Blackleg - 1.0% |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(20)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(o)(i)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Word in Sch. 4 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(o)(ii)(aa) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(o)(ii)(aa)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F3
Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(20)(b)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(o)(ii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F4
Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(20)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F5
Word in Sch. 4 Pt. 2 substituted (20.4.2021) by The Official Controls, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/426), regs. 1(2), 7(3)(a)(i)
- F6
Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 2 substituted (20.4.2021) by The Official Controls, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/426), regs. 1(2), 7(3)(a)(ii)
- F7
Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(20)(b)(iv)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F8
Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(20)(b)(iv)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)