The Seed (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010

The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005^f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “oats” for “in relation to oats” substitute “in relation to oats, red oats and naked oats”.

For Schedule 1, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

In Schedule 4, in paragraph 16(1) (standards of germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant species)—

The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005^f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 7 to 9.

For Schedule 1, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

In Schedule 4—

In Schedule 5, in paragraph 26 (minimum weight of a sample), in the table, for the entry for ‘Sheep’s fescue, including Fine-leaved fescue, Hard fescue’, substitute—

“

Fine leaved sheep’s fescue	10	100	30
Hard fescue	10	100	30
Sheep’s fescue	10	100	30

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The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004^f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 11 and 12.

For Schedule 1, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations.

In Schedule 5, in paragraph 24 (minimum weight of a sample), in the table, in column 2 of the entry for ‘Soya bean’, for “25” substitute “30”.

The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993^f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 14 and 15.

In Schedule 4, in Part II (basic seed, certified seed and standard seed conditions relating to the seeds), after paragraph 2(b) (additional requirements), insert—

“(c)

In the case of varieties of Zea mays (Sweet corn – super-sweet types) the required minimum germination capacity is reduced to 80% of pure seed. The official label or the supplier’s label, where appropriate, shall be endorsed ‘minimum germination capacity 80%’.”.

In Schedule 5, in Part II (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample), in the table, in the column headed “Maximum lot weight (tonnes)”—

“SCHEDULE 1

SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

Regulations 2(1) and 5(1)

Column 1	Column 2
Common Name	Latin Name
Barley	Hordeum vulgare L.
Durum Wheat	Tritucum durum Desf.
Maize, except for popcorn and sweet corn	Zea mays L. (partim) except for Zea mays convar. microsperma Koern. and Zea mays convar. saccharata Koern.
Oats and Red oat	Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantina K. Koch)
Small naked oat, Hulless oat.	Avena nuda. L.
Rye	Secale cereale L.
Spelt Wheat	Triticum spelta L.
Triticale	xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus – hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale
Wheat	Triticum aestivum L.

”

“

Avena nuda
	-basic seed	75	75	99	99	4	1	1(a)	0	3	1	0(b)	0	1(f)	0	1	0
	-certified seed	75(c)	n/a	98	n/a	10	n/a	7	n/a	7	n/a	0(b)	n/a	3(f)	n/a	3	n/a
	-certified seed of the first generation	75(c)	75(c)	98	99	10	2	7	1	7	1	0(b)	0	3(f)	1	3	1
	-certified seed of the second generation	75(c)	75(c)	98	99	10	4	7	3	7	2	0(b)	0	3(f)	1	3	1

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“SCHEDULE 1

SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

Regulations 2(1) and(2), 5(1), 8(2) and 12(1)

Column 1	Column 2
Common Name	Latin Name
* denotes species to which Higher Voluntary Standards may be applied.
Grasses	Poaceae (Gramineae)
Alaska brome-grass	Bromus sitchensis Trin.
Annual meadowgrass	Poa annua L.
Brown top	Agrostis capillaris L.
Cocksfootf1	Dactylis glomerata L.
Creeping bent	Agrostis stolonifera L.
Festulolium	xFestulolium Asch. & Graebn. – Hybrids resulting from crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium
Fine leaved sheep’s fescue	Festuca filiformis Pourr.
Hard fescue	Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina
Sheep’s fescue	Festuca ovina L.
Hybrid ryegrass	Lolium x boucheanum Kunth
Italian ryegrass (including Westerwolds ryegrass)	Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Meadow fescue	Festuca pratensis Huds.
Perennial ryegrass	Lolium perenne L.
Red fescue (including Chewings fescue)	Festuca rubra L.
Red top	Agrostis gigantea Roth
Rescue grass	Bromus catharticus Vahl.
Rough-stalked meadowgrass	Poa trivialis L.
Small Timothy	Phleum nodosum L.
Smooth-stalked meadowgrass	Poa pratensis L.
Tall fescue	Festuca arundinacea Schreber
Tall oatgrass	Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl
Timothy	Phleum pratense L.
Velvet bent	Agrostis canina L.
Wood meadowgrass	Poa nemoralis L.
Legumes	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Alsike clover	Trifolium hybridum L.
Birdsfoot trefoil	Lotus corniculatus L.
Common vetch	Vicia sativa L.
Field bean	Vicia faba L. (partim)
Field pea	Pisum sativum L. (partim)
Hairy vetch	Vicia villosa Roth
Hungarian vetch	Vicia pannonica Crantz
Lucerne	Medicago sativa L.
Sand lucerne	Medicago x varia T. Martyn
Narrow-leaved lupin (Blue lupin)	Lupinus angustifolius L.
Red clover	Trifolium pratense L.
Sainfoin	Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
Trefoil, Black medick	Medicago lupulina L.
White clover	Trifolium repens L.
White lupin	Lupinus albus L.
Yellow lupin	Lupinus luteus L.
Others
Fodder kale	Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.) Alef. var. medullosa Thell. + var. varidis L.
Fodder radish	Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers.
Swede	Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.

”

“

Fine leaved sheep’s fescue	30	0	0(c)	2	5	5	0.3	5	0.5	n/a	n/a	20(a)	1.0	n/a
Hard fescue	30	0	0(c)	2	5	5	0.3	5	0.5	n/a	n/a	20(a)	1.0	n/a

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“SCHEDULE 1

SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

Regulations 2(1) and 5(1)

Column 1	Column 2
Common Name	Latin Name
(a) See regulation 2(1) for the definitions of “dioecious hemp”, “hemp” and “monoecious hemp”.
(b) See regulation 2(1) for the definition of “swede rape”.
Black mustard	Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Brown mustard	Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
Hempf1	Cannabis sativa L.
Flax	Linum usitatissimum L.
Linseed	Linum usitatissimum L.
Soya bean	Glycine max (L.) Merr.
Sunflower	Helianthus annus L.
Swede rapef2	Brassica napus L. (partim)
Turnip rape	Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs
White mustard	Sinapis alba L.

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)