# The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

S.S.I. 2002/564 · made 19 December 2002 · revised to 1 July 2005

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, further amend the provisions of the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993 (“the cereal seeds Regulations”) and the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993 (“the fodder seeds Regulations”).

Made under: Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Section 16, Section 36)

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## Introductory text

This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.S.I. 2002/520 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
SEEDS
Made 19th December 2002
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd December 2002
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2) and (3) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2002.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force in accordance with the following sub paragraphs:–
(a) regulations 1 and 2 shall come into force on 31st December 2002;
(b) regulations 3 and 4 shall come into force on 1st January 2003.
(3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

## 2 Revocation of the Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 are revoked.

## 3 Amendment of the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993

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## 4 Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993

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## Signature

ALLAN WILSON
A member of the Scottish Executive
Pentland House,
Edinburgh
19th December 2002

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, further amend the provisions of the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993 (“the cereal seeds Regulations”) and the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993 (“the fodder seeds Regulations”).
The Regulations revoke the Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 which were defective (regulation 2).
The Regulations exempt certain types of seed marketed in bulk from the labelling and packaging requirements in the cereal seeds Regulations and the fodder seeds Regulations (regulations 3(2) to (4) and 4(2) to (4)). These are derogation’s respectively from Council Directive 66/402/EEC (O.J. No. L 125, 11.7 66, p.2309) as amended and Council Directive 66/401/EEC (O.J. No. L 125, 11.7.66, p.2298/66) as amended. The derogation’s are permitted by Council Directive 2001/64/EC.
The Regulations specify the conditions for the exemption, in implementation of Council Directive 2001/64/EC and Commission Decision 94/650/EC (O.J. No. L 234, 1.9.01 p.60) as relevantly amended by Commission Decision 1998/174/EC (O.J. No. L 63, 4.3.98, p.31) and Commission Decision 2000/441/EC (O.J. No. L 176, 15.7.00, p.50) (regulations 3(2), (5) and (6) and 4(2), (5) and (6)).

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