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Scottish Statutory Instruments
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Made
5th June 2007
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
7th June 2007
Coming into force
1st July 2007
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2) and (3) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964(1) and of all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 16(1) of that Act, they have consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st July 2007.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
2. The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993(2) are amended by regulations 3 to 9.
3. In regulation 3 (interpretation), in the definition of “small package” for “or broad bean” substitute “, broad bean, sweet corn or popcorn”.
4. After regulation 9(12) (labelling of packages) insert–
“(12A) Where the kind or variety of seed is indicated on a label or marking it must be in Roman characters and the kind of seed may be designated by common name only or by common name and Latin name.”.
5. After regulation 9A(8) (labelling of packages – breeder’s confirmation) insert–
“(8A) Where the kind or variety of seed is indicated on a label or marking it must be in Roman characters and the kind of seed may be designated by common name only or by common name and Latin name.”.
6. For Schedule 1 (kinds of seeds to which the Regulations apply) substitute Schedule 1 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
7. In Schedule 4, Part II, paragraph 2(a) (minimum standards for seeds), in the appropriate alphabetical place in the table insert the following entries–
| Kind | Minimum analytical purity (% by weight) | Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) | Minimum germination (% of pure seeds or pellets) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet corn or popcorn | 98 | 0.1 | 85 |
8. In Schedule 5–
(a) in Part I, paragraph 11(a) (dynamic spear sampler), for the table substitute–
| Point | Shoulder | Boss | Aperture Length | Aperture Width | Bore | Outside Diameter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | |
| For sampling– | |||||||
| all kinds other than asparagus, beans, beet, cucumber, gherkin, marrow, melon, peas, popcorn, spinach, sweet corn | 42 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| all kinds other than beans, marrow, peas, popcorn, sweet corn | 85 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| all kinds other than peas and broad beans | 82 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| peas and broad beans | 78 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 22”; and |
(b) in Part II (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample), in the appropriate alphabetical place in the table insert the following entries–
| Kind | Maximum lot weight (tonnes) | Minimum submitted sample weight (g) |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet corn or popcorn | 20 | 1,000 |
9. In Schedule 6 for the Schedule heading substitute “LABELS AND MARKING”.
RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th June 2007
1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1) and (2). See section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). Back [1]
The Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007