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The Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2016

W.S.I. 2016/106 · Made 2 February 2016

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Seeds, Wales

Made 2 February 2016

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 4 February 2016

Coming into force 29 February 2016

The Welsh Ministers, in whom the powers conferred by sections 16(1) to (5) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964f1 are now vestedf2, make the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.

The Welsh Ministers have carried out a consultation 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 section 4 of, and 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”.

f2

The functions of the Minister, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272). Those functions were then transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

Contents

  1. 1Title, application and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation: general
  3. 3Interpretation: European instruments
  4. 4Seed potatoes to which these Regulations do not apply
  5. 5Marketing of seed potatoes
  6. 6Marketing of conservation varieties
  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 the 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 implementation period completion day
  25. 24Modification of provisions of the Act
  26. 25Revocations
  27. 26Supplementary amendment
  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. Schedule 2: Official labels and official documents
  45. Part 1: Official labels
  46. 1Paragraph 1
  47. 2Paragraph 2
  48. 3Paragraph 3
  49. 4Paragraph 4
  50. 5Paragraph 5
  51. 6Paragraph 6
  52. 7Paragraph 7
  53. 8Paragraph 8
  54. 9Paragraph 9
  55. 10Paragraph 10
  56. 11Paragraph 11
  57. Part 2: Official documents
  58. 12Paragraph 12
  59. 13Paragraph 13
  60. 14Paragraph 14
  61. 15Paragraph 15
  62. 16Paragraph 16
  63. Part 3: Language requirements
  64. 17Paragraph 17
  65. 18Paragraph 18
  66. 19Paragraph 19
  67. 20Paragraph 20
  68. Schedule 3: Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects and tolerances
  69. 1Pre-basic seed potatoes of GB grade PBTC produced in Wales
  70. 2Pre-basic seed potatoes of GB grade PB produced in Wales
  71. 3Basic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes produced in Wales
  72. 4Test and trial seed potatoes
  73. Schedule 4: Grading of seed potatoes
  74. 1Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes
  75. 2Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes
  76. 3Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes
  77. Schedule 5: Authorisation for marketing seed potatoes for test and trial purposes
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. Schedule 6Information in respect of seed potatoes of more than 2 kilograms produced in a country other than a member State
  82. Schedule 7Particulars to be specified in a sale note etc.
  83. Explanatory note