# The Seed Potatoes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

W.S.I. 2008/1063 · made 9 April 2008

These Regulations amend the Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2929 (W. 264)) so as to amend the tolerances for Common Scab (Streptomyces species) as follows—to increase the individual tolerance on pre-basic seed potatoes of pre-basic 1, pre-basic 2, pre-basic 3 or pre-basic 4 class and on basic seed potatoes to 5%; andto increase the proportion of surface area which can be affected from one-quarter to one-third.

Made under: Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Section 16)

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## Introductory text

PLANT HEALTH, WALES
Made 9 April 2008
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 10 April 2008
Coming into force 6 May 2008
The Welsh Ministers, in whom the powers conferred by section 16(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 are now vested, make the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.

## 1 Title, application and commencement

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Seed Potatoes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 6 May 2008.

## 2 Amendments to the Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2006

(1) The Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 3, in Group IV of Part II and in Group IV of Part III—
(a) in the first column, under “Common Scab (Streptomyces species)” for “one-quarter” substitute “one-third”; and
(b) in the second column, replace the figure opposite “Common Scab (Streptomyces species)” with “5.0%”.

## Signature

Elin Jones
Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
9 April 2008

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2929 (W. 264)) so as to amend the tolerances for Common Scab (Streptomyces species) as follows—
(a) to increase the individual tolerance on pre-basic seed potatoes of pre-basic 1, pre-basic 2, pre-basic 3 or pre-basic 4 class and on basic seed potatoes to 5%; and
(b) to increase the proportion of surface area which can be affected from one-quarter to one-third.

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