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Regulation 2 Amendment of the Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994F1I1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994f1 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In regulation 3(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition of “the Department” insert—

  • ““EEA State” means—

    1. (a)

      a State which is a member of the European Communities; and

    2. (b)

      Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;”;

(b)

for the definition of “member State” substitute—

  • ““member State” means, in addition to a State which is a member of the European Communities, any other EEA State and Switzerland;”;

(c)

for the definition of “official examination” substitute—

  • ““official examination” means—

    1. (a)

      in relation to Basic Seed and seed of generations prior to Basic Seed produced in the United Kingdom—

      1. (i)

        an examination of the crop in the field and a seed test carried out by or on behalf of the Department or by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under provisions equivalent to these Regulations; or

      2. (ii)

        an examination of the crop in the field carried out by or on behalf of the Department or by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers and a seed test carried out under official supervision by an establishment licensed as a seed testing station;

    2. (b)

      in relation to Certified Seed produced in the United Kingdom—

      1. (i)

        an examination of the crop in the field and a seed test carried out by or on behalf of the Department or by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under provisions equivalent to these Regulations; or

      2. (ii)

        an examination of the crop in the field carried out under official supervision by a licensed crop inspector and a seed test carried out under official supervision by an establishment licensed as a seed testing station; and

    3. (c)

      in relation to any description of seed produced elsewhere than in the United Kingdom, an examination or a test approved by the Department, the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers;”; and

(d)

for the definition of “official label” substitute—

  • ““official label” means a label issued or authorised by or on behalf of the Department, the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers;”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/387), regs. 1, 32(2)(c) (with reg. 32(3))

Commencement

I1

Reg. 2 in operation at 30.4.2008, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

S.R. 1994 No. 251 as amended by S.R. 1997 No. 240, S.R. 2000 No. 52, S.R. 2001 No. 331 and S.I. 2001/3510

Notes on the whole SR

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/383), regs. 1, 32(2)(d) (with reg. 32(3))

F2

Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/384), regs. 1, 29(2)(c) (with reg. 29(3))

F3

Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/385), regs. 1, 33(2)(e)

F4

Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/386), regs. 1, 32(2)(c) (with reg. 32(3))