Packages sealed in Scotland — particulars to be included in the printing or stamp
- Print or stamp seed lot number and sealing date on packages
Scottish Statutory Instrument
2010
United Kingdom
The Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010
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What's here
10 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
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Schedules
Official label for a package of Pre-Basic Seed
- Affix correct official label to packages of Pre-Basic Seed
Labels for packages of lower germination seed
- Label lower germination seed correctly before marketing
Labels for packages of early movement seed
- Attach a supplier's label to early movement beet seed packages
Browse 39 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Breeder's Seed
Pre-Basic Seed
Basic Seed
Certified Seed
Applications for seed harvested in the United Kingdom
When applications will be refused
When applications may be refused
Applications for seed harvested outside the United Kingdom
Applications
When applications will be refused
When applications may be refused
Particulars to be specified in an official certificate
Particulars to be specified in a breeder's confirmation
Methods of ascertaining whether crop requirements are met
Methods for official examinations
Varietal identity and varietal purity
Crop inspection
Previous cropping
Isolation distances – minimum distances
Varietal identity and varietal purity
State of health of seed
Standard of germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant species
Beet seed may not be introduced into areas recognised as...
Maximum weight of a seed lot
Minimum weight of a submitted sample of seed
Method of referring to species of seed
Inner labels for packages of Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed, lower germination seed, early movement seed and seed in respect of which a breeder's confirmation has been issued
Label for a small ... package of Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed or Certified Seed
Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpacketed seed
Information to be supplied in respect of seed imported from a country outside the United Kingdom in a package exceeding 2 kilograms net weight
Packages sealed in Scotland — individual serial numbers
Packages sealed in Scotland — printing or stamping
Seed packages sealed in the United Kingdom but not in Scotland, or in a country other than the United Kingdom
Method of referring to varieties of seed
Label for a package of Breeder's Seed
Official label for a package of Basic Seed or Certified Seed
Official label for a package of test and trial seed
Official label for a package of seed of a Conservation Variety
Seeds of sugar beet and fodder beet of the species...
Seed to which the Regulations apply
- Provide contract copy to Scottish Ministers for industrial seed supply
General exemptions
- Label seed marketed under a general exemption licence correctly
Breeder's confirmations
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Ministers must process breeder confirmation applications per Schedule 2 Crown / Minister / Government department
Sampling
- Have seed samples taken by a licensed sampler using official methods
Sealing of packages of seed
- Do not market seed packages unless properly sealed
Labelling of packages of seed
- Label seed packages correctly before marketing or possession
Browse 23 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Seed Categories
Definition of marketing
Marketing of seed
Importation from a country granted equivalence
Exception for scientific purposes or selection work
Exception for test and trial seed
Exception for Conservation Varieties
Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed
Marketing of early movement seed
Requirement for homogeneity
Marketing of unpacketed seed
Certification and labelling for export
Official certificates
Comparative tests and trials
Civil liabilities of sellers of seed
Service of notices
Written and electronic communication
Certification in a Crown Dependency or a country granted equivalence
Transitional provision for official labels on IP completion day
Amendment to the Seeds (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
Revocations and supplementary provisions
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