{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/114",
  "legislation_title": "Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994",
  "text": "(1) The Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).\n(2) In regulation 3(1) (interpretation)—\n(a) after the definition of “the Department” insert—\n““EEA State” means—\n(a)a State which is a member of the European Communities; and\n(b)Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;”;\n(b) for the definition to “member State” substitute—\n““member State” means, in addition to a State which is a member of the European Communities, any other EEA State and Switzerland;”;\n(c) for the definition of “official examination” substitute—\n““official examination” means—\n(a)in relation to Basic Seed and seed of generations prior to Basic Seed produced in the United Kingdom—\n(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\n(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;\n(b)in relation to Certified Seed produced in the United Kingdom—\n(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\n(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\n(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\n(d) for the definition of “official label” substitute the following definition—\n““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;”;\n(3) For Schedule 1 (kinds of seeds to which the Regulations apply) substitute Schedule 1 as set out in the Schedule.\n(4) In Schedule 4, in Part II, in the table in paragraph 2(a) (minimum standards for seeds), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert the following row—\n“\nSweet corn or popcorn\n98\n0.1\n85\n”.\n(5) In Schedule 5—\n(a) in Part I (sampling of seed lots), for the table in paragraph 11(a) (dynamic spear sampler) substitute the following table—\n“\nDimensions (mm)\nPoint\nShoulder\nBoss\nAperture Length\nAperture Width\nBore\nOutside Diameter\n(a)\n(b)\n(c)\n(d)\n(e)\n(f)\n(g)\nFor sampling—\nAll kinds other than asparagus, beans, beet, cucumber, gherkin, marrow, melon, peas, popcorn, spinach or sweet corn\n42\n7\n8\n20\n8\n10\n12\nAll kinds other than beans, marrow, peas, popcorn or sweet corn\n85\n12\n10\n33\n11\n13\n15\nAll kinds other than peas and broad beans\n82\n12\n13\n40\n15\n17\n19\nPeas and broad beans\n78\n15\n15\n40\n18\n20\n22\n”;\nand\n(b) in Part II (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample)—\n(i) in the table in sub-paragraph (a), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert the following row—\n“\nSweet corn or popcorn\n20\n”; and\n(ii) -in the table in sub-paragraph (b), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert the following row—\n“\nSweet corn or popcorn\n1000\n”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in operation at 30.4.2008, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1994 No. 250 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 313, S.R. 1997 No. 240, S.R. 2000 No. 56, S.R. 2001 No. 327 and S.I. 2001/3510"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/114/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:37:15.108226+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}