The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012

Amendment to regulation 2

3.  In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a) after the definition of “bulked seed lot” insert—

““collection site” means a part of the source area, where the seed has been collected;”;

(b) after the definition of “Commission Directive 2008/62” insert—

““Commission Directive 2010/60” means Commission Directive 2010/60/EU providing for certain derogations for marketing of fodder plant seed mixtures intended for use in the preservation of the natural environment(1);”;

(c) after the definition of “control plot” insert—

““crop-grown preservation mixture” means a preservation mixture produced in accordance with the following process—

(a)

seed of individual species is taken at the collection site;

(b)

the seed in paragraph (a) is multiplied outside the collection site as single species; and

(c)

the seeds of those species are then mixed to create a mixture composed of those genera, species and, where relevant, subspecies which are typical for the habitat type of the collection site;”;

(d) after the definition of “the 2001 Deliberate Release Directive” insert—

““directly harvested preservation mixture” means a preservation mixture marketed as collected at the collection site, with or without cleaning;”;

(e) after the definition of “official sticker” insert—

““preservation mixture” means a mixture (other than a mixture covered by regulation 8) of fodder plant seed of any of the species specified in Schedule 1 (and which may also contain other constituents), which the Scottish Ministers are satisfied will, when used—

(a)

assist in the conservation of genetic resource; and

(b)

reduce the loss of genetic diversity or natural habitat;”; and

(f) after the definition of “small EC B package” insert—

““source area” has the same meaning as it has in Commission Directive 2010/60;”.

(1)

OJ L 228 31.8.2010, p.10.