The Seed Potatoes Regulations 1991

Basic and certified seed potatoes produced outside Great Britain: labelling of packages

12.—(1) Subject to regulations 16 and 21, no person shall market a package or container of basic seed potatoes or certified seed potatoes produced outside Great Britain unless there is affixed thereto a label, on which there shall be correctly stated the particulars specified in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4, and which contains a document, both of which have been approved by the authority concerned with classification of seed potatoes in the country or place where the potatoes were produced, except that no such document shall be required where particulars approved by the said authority are indelibly printed on the package or container or on a wear and tear resistant or adhesive label attached to it.

(2) If a package or container shall have been resealed by an authorised officer in accordance with regulation 14, the label referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation shall state–

(a) that the package or container has been so re-sealed;

(b) the date of re-sealing; and

(c) the authority responsible for re-sealing.

(3) Where basic seed potatoes or certified seed potatoes produced outside Great Britain have been treated with any chemical product the type and function or the proprietary name of that product shall be stated on a label attached to the package or container and on a document contained in the package or container:

• Provided that no such document shall be required where such statement is indelibly printed on the package or container or on a wear and tear resistant label attached to it.

(4) Except in accordance with the requirements of the Act or of these Regulations or of orders made under the Plant Health Act 1967, no person shall in connection with the marketing or the preparation for the marketing of any seed potatoes, wilfully reproduce, remove, alter, deface, conceal or misuse in any way any label affixed or document given in accordance with paragraph (3) of this regulation or any label or document approved by any authority concerned with classification of seed potatoes produced outside Great Britain to be affixed to or contained in a package or container of seed potatoes to which any provision of this regulation applies or any particulars or statement printed on such a package or container.