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The Seeds (Variety Lists) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Preparation of NI Variety Lists of plant varieties and publication in the Gazette

  5. 4.Applications in relation to NI Variety Lists

  6. 5.Acceptance of plant varieties

  7. 6.Amateur vegetable varieties

  8. 7.Naming of plant varieties

  9. 8.Maintainers of plant varieties

  10. 9.Official measures

  11. 10.Arrangements for official measures

  12. 11.Fees

  13. 12.Marketing prohibition notices

  14. 13.Maintenance of accepted plant varieties

  15. 14.Duration of acceptance of plant varieties

  16. 15.Revocation of acceptance of plant varieties and maintainers

  17. 16.Records

  18. 17.Representations and hearings

  19. 18.Appeals

  20. 19.Obstruction

  21. 20.Offences and penalties

  22. 21.Offences due to fault of another person and defence of due diligence

  23. 22.Application of provisions of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965

  24. 23.Enforcement

  25. 24.Service of notices, etc.

  26. 25.Saving and transitional provisions

  27. 26.Consequential amendments

  28. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Varieties of plant species on Variety Lists and derogated species

      1. PART 1 Varieties of plant species on Variety Lists

        1. 1.Agricultural crop varieties

        2. 2.Vegetable varieties

      2. PART 2 Derogated species

        1. 3.Derogation in respect of requirement to provide an NI Variety List

        2. 4.Derogation in respect of requirement to provide an NI Variety List or restrict marketing

        3. 5.Derogation in respect of marketing restrictions

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Distinctness, stability, sufficient uniformity and satisfactory value for cultivation and use

      1. PART 1 Distinctness, stability and sufficient uniformity

        1. 1.Distinctness

        2. 2.(1) A plant variety of a conservation variety is regarded...

        3. 3.Stability

        4. 4.Sufficient uniformity

      2. PART 2 Satisfactory value for cultivation and use

        1. 5.Satisfactory value for cultivation and use

        2. 6.Satisfactory values for cultivation and use of component varieties of varietal associations

      3. PART 3 Varieties the Department does not need to be satisfied are of satisfactory value for cultivation and use

        1. 7.Part 2 does not apply to— (a) varieties of vegetables;...

  30. Explanatory Note

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