Regulation 21 Application of provisions of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964F1

As respects Great Britain, the following provisions of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations as they apply for the purposes of seeds Regulations having effect under Part II of that Act and, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in them to seeds Regulations or to that Part shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations and any reference to a person duly authorised by the Minister or to an authorised officer shall be taken to be references to an authorised officer within the meaning of these Regulations—

• section 25 (powers of entry);

• section 26 (use of samples in criminal proceedings);

• section 27 (tampering with samples);

• section 28 (institution of criminal proceedings), subject to the modification that it shall apply to proceedings in respect of any offence under these Regulations as it applies to the proceedings to which it refers;

• section 29(1) (application of Part II to seed potatoes); and

• section 30(2) (interpretation of Part II: contravention and failure of compliance).

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