The Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Definitions relating to plant species

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3.  In these Regulations—

“black mustard” means plants of the species Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch;

“brown mustard” means plants of the species Brassica juncea (L.) Czern;

“flax” means plants of the species Linum usitatissimum L. commonly known as flax.;

“hemp” means plants of the species Cannabis sativa L. commonly known as hemp;

“linseed” means plants of the species Linum usitatissimum L. commonly known as linseed;

“soya bean” means plants of the species Glycine max (L.) Merr.;

“sunflower” means plants of the species Helianthus annuus L.;

“swede rape” means plants of the species Brassica napus L. (partim) including plants commonly known as fodder rape and oilseed rape;

“turnip rape” means plants of the species Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs; and

“white mustard” means plants of the species Sinapis alba L.