PART 4 Functions relating to the marketing of seed, plant and plant propagating material

CHAPTER 3 Retention of functions in Directive 2008/72/EC

17 Power to set labelling and document requirements for plant material
1 The appropriate authority may, by regulations, amend provision in any enactment which corresponds to Article 6 of Directive 93/61/EEC.
2 But the appropriate authority may exercise the power in paragraph (1) only to the extent that the appropriate authority considers it—
(a) necessary or appropriate to do so in the light of market conditions; or
(b) necessary to do so to ensure traceability of vegetable plant material.