1991 No. 1601
The Fodder Plant Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1991
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (5) and (8) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 19641 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf2, after consultation in accordance with the said section 16(1) with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:
Title and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Fodder Plant Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 15th August 1991.
Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 19852
The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 19853 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
Amendment of definition of Commercial Seed3
In paragraph (3) of regulation 3 (interpretation) in the definition of “Commercial Seed” for the table there shall be substituted the following table–
Grasses
Legumes
Annual meadowgrass
Narrow-leaved lupin (Blue lupin)
Yellow lupin (other than bitter varieties)
Sainfoin
Hungarian vetch
Amendment to regulation 5 (marketing of seeds)4
In paragraph (3) of regulation 5 (marketing of seeds)–
a
for the words
The Minister may, by a general licence
there shall be substituted the words–
The Minister may, by a general or specific licence
b
after the words “set out in Schedule 4 or Schedule 5” there shall be inserted the words “or to market seed under licence as Commercial Seed where it is so indicated in Schedule 4 Part II”.
Amendment of Schedule 4 Part II5
In Schedule 4, Part II (conditions relating to the seeds)–
a
in column (7) (Commercial Seed) of the second table in paragraph 5–
i
after the entries relating to “Poa spp. other thanPoa pratensis”, “Other lupins” and “Vetches” there shall be added the letter “f”;
ii
for the entries relating to “OtherAgrostisspp.”, “Tall oatgrass” and “Sheep’s fescue” there shall be substituted the letter “e”;
b
in the second table in paragraph 5 for the footnote
e
No Commercial Seed.
there shall be substituted the following footnotes–
e
No Commercial Seed except under licence.
f
The standard for Commercial Seed applies to the kinds of seeds listed in the definition of Commercial Seed in Regulation 3(3). Footnote e applies to the remaining kinds.
c
in column (15) (Commercial Seed) of the second table in paragraph 6
i
after the entries relating to “Other lupins” and “Vetches” there shall be added the letter “z”;
ii
for the entries relating to “Other Agrostis spp.”, “Tall oatgrass”, “Sheep’s fescue”, “Rough-stalked meadowgrass” and “Wood meadowgrass” there shall be substituted the letter “t”;
d
in the second table in paragraph 6–
i
for the footnote
t
No Commercial Seed.
there shall be substituted the footnote–
t
No Commercial Seed except under licence.
ii
after the footnote “y” there shall be inserted the footnote–
z
The standard for Commercial Seed applies to the kinds of seeds listed in the definition of Commercial Seed in Regulation 3(3). Footnote t applies to the remaining kinds.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheriesand Food is hereunto affixed on 1st July 1991.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)