The Seed and Propagating Material (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995

10.—(1) The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(2)(a) (plant material to which these Regulations apply), for “European Union” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(3) In regulation 5(d)(ii) (quality requirements for plant material), after “it” insert “is marketed before the end of the period of two years beginning with the day after the day on which exit day falls and”.

(4) In regulation 8 (information to accompany plant material)(2)—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “Council Directive 2000/29/EC” substitute “the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005(3),

(b) omit paragraph (5).

(5) In regulation 11(2) (powers of inspectors), omit “representatives of the European Commission and”.

(6) In schedule 2 (content of supplier’s document)—

(a) in Part A (information to appear on a supplier’s document)—

(i) in paragraph 1, for “EC” substitute “UK”,

(ii) omit paragraph 2,

(iii) in paragraph 3, insert at the end “and its abbreviated country code”,

(b) in Part B (information to accompany a plant passport which constitutes a supplier’s document)—

(i) in paragraph 1, for “EC” substitute “UK”,

(ii) in paragraph 2, insert at the end “and its abbreviated country code”.

(1)

S.I. 1995/2652, as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2007/133, S.I. 2011/1043, S.S.I. 2014/111 and S.S.I. 2018/391.

(2)

As last amended by S.S.I. 2018/391.

(3)

S.S.I. 2005/613, as last amended by S.S.I. 2019/XXX.