Search Legislation

The Seed Potatoes Regulations 1991

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)

More Resources

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

Regulations 2(1), 13(e), 19(1)(b) and (6)

SCHEDULE 5

PART ISPECIFIED DISEASES OR PESTS, DAMAGE AND DEFECTS AND TOLERANCES – POTATOES (OTHER THAN VTSC CLASS) PRODUCED IN GREAT BRITAIN

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Specified diseases or pests, demage and defectsIndividual tolerancesGroup tolerancesCollective group tolerances
GROUP I
Wart disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc.)NIL
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne)NIL
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes)NIL
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) David et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieck. & Kotth.) Davis et al.)NIL
Brown Rot (Pseudomonas solanacearum (E. F. Smith) Jensen)NIL
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella (Zwll.)NIL
Potato Spincle Tuber ViroidNIL
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say))NIL
GROUP II
Blight (Phylophthora infestans (Mont.) de Barry)1.0%1.0%4.0%
Blackleg (Erwinia carotovora (Jones) Bergey et al. ssp atroseptica Hellmers & Dowson) Dye)1.0%1.0%4.0%
Soft Rots including: Watery Wound rot (Pythium ultimum Trow)1.0%1.0%4.0%
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot1.0%1.0%4.0%
Dry Rot (Fusarium species1.0%1.0%4.0%
Gangrene (Phoma species)1.0%1.0%4.0%
Frost damaged tubers1.0%1.0%4.0%
GROUP III
Skin Spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) M. B. Ellis)2.0%4.0%4.0%
Powdery Scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr.) Lageth.)3.0%4.0%4.0%
GROUP IV
Black Scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn)3.0%4.0%4.0%
Common Scab (Streptomyces species4.0%4.0%4.0%
GROUP V
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety2.0%2.0%4.0%
GROUP VI
Dirt or other extraneous matter1.0%1.0%

PART IISPECIFIED DISEASES OR PESTS, DAMAGE AND DEFECTS AND TOLERANCES—VTSC CLASS PRODUCED IN GREAT BRITAIN

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Specified diseases or pests, demage and defectsIndividual tolerancesGroup tolerancesCollective group tolerances
GROUP I
Wart disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc.)NIL
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne)NIL
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes)NIL
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) David et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieck. & Kotth.) Davis et al.)NIL
Brown Rot (Pseudomonas solanacearum (E. F. Smith) Jensen)NIL
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella (Zwll.)NIL
Potato Spincle Tuber ViroidNIL
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say))NIL
GROUP II
Blight (Phylophthora infestans (Mont.) de Barry)0.5%1.0%4.0%
Blackleg (Erwinia carotovora (Jones) Bergey et al. ssp atroseptica (Hellmers & Dowson) Dye)NIL1.0%4.0%
Soft Rots including: Watery Wound rot (Pythium ultimum Trow)0.5%1.0%4.0%
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot0.5%1.0%4.0%
Dry Rot (Fusarium species0.5%1.0%4.0%
Gangrene (Phoma species)0.5%1.0%4.0%
Frost damaged tubers0.5%1.0%4.0%
GROUP III
Skin Spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) M. B. Ellis)0.5%3.0%4.0%
GROUP IV
Black Scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn)1.5%3.0%4.0%
Common Scab (Streptomyces species3.0%3.0%4.0%
GROUP V
Powdery Scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr.) Lageth.)1.5%3.0%4.0%
GROUP VI
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety2.0%2.0%4.0%
GROUP VII
Dirt or other extraneous matter1.0%1.0%

PART IIISPECIFIED DISEASES OR PESTS, DAMAGE AND DEFECTS AND TOLERANCES—POTATOES PRODUCED OUTSIDE GREAT BRITAIN

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Specified diseases or pests, demage and defectsIndividual tolerancesGroup tolerancesCollective group tolerances
GROUP I
Wart disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc.)NIL
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne)NIL
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes)NIL
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) David et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieck. & Kotth.) Davis et al.)NIL
Brown Rot (Pseudomonas solanacearum (E. F. Smith) Jensen)NIL
Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella (Zwll.)NIL
Potato Spincle Tuber ViroidNIL
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say))NIL
GROUP II
Blight (Phylophthora infestans (Mont.) de Barry)1.0%1.0%6.0%
Blackleg (Erwinia carotovora (Jones) Bergey et al. ssp atroseptica (Hellmers & Dowson) Dye)1.0%1.0%6.0%
Soft Rots including: Watery Wound rot (Pythium ultimum Trow)1.0%1.0%6.0%
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot1.0%1.0%6.0%
Dry Rot (Fusarium species1.0%1.0%6.0%
Gangrene (Phoma species)1.0%1.0%6.0%
GROUP III
Common Scab (Streptomyces species5.0%5.0%6.0%
GROUP IV
External blemishes or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety3.0%3.0%6.0%
GROUP V
Dirt or other extraneous matter2.0%2.0%

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources