The Seeds (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Revocations, transitional and savings provisions

41.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the following Regulations are revoked—

(a) the Seeds (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994(1) (the 1994 Regulations); and

(b) the Seeds (Fees) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002(2) in relation to matters arising under the 1994 Regulations

(2) The revocation in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to seed harvested on or before 31st December 2009 until 1st July 2010.

(3) Any application made to the Department in accordance with regulation 4(2) of the 1994 Regulations but not determined at the coming into force of these Regulations shall be treated as an application referred to in regulation 4(1) of these Regulations and shall be determined in accordance with these Regulations.

(4) Any registration made pursuant to regulation 4(3) of the 1994 Regulations and having effect at the coming into force of these Regulations shall have effect as though it were a registration made pursuant to regulation 5 of these Regulations.

(5) Subject to paragraph (6)—

(a) any licence granted to a seed testing station pursuant to regulation 8(1) of the 1994 Regulations and having effect at the coming into force of these Regulations shall have effect as though it were a licence granted pursuant to regulation 25 of these Regulations; and

(b) any licence granted to a crop inspector or seed sampler pursuant to regulation 9(1) of the 1994 Regulations and having effect at the coming into force of these Regulations shall have effect as though it were a licence granted pursuant to regulation 11 of these Regulations in the case of a crop inspector and regulation 18 of these Regulations in the case of a seed sampler.

(6) The right to make representations pursuant to regulation 36 of these Regulations and to appeal to the Tribunal pursuant to regulation 37 of these Regulations shall not apply in respect of any licence which was granted under the 1994 Regulations and which is varied within three months of the coming into force of these Regulations.

(7) Any fee arising (whether wholly or in part) under the 1994 Regulations or the Seeds (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 but not paid at the coming into force of these Regulations shall be treated as a fee arising under these Regulations and shall be recoverable accordingly.

(1)

S.R. 1994 No. 253

(2)

S.R. 2002 No.407