The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2006

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title, commencement, extent and application

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Seed potatoes to which these Regulations do not apply

5. 4. Marketing of seed potatoes

6. 5. Marketing in the protected region

7. 6. Size of seed potatoes

8. 7. Marketing of seed potatoes for scientific purposes or selection work

9. 8. Marketing of seed potatoes for test and trial purposes

10. 9. Certification of seed potatoes

11. 10. Composition of lots of seed potatoes

12. 11. Packages and containers for seed potatoes

13. 12. Labelling of packages and containers of seed potatoes

14. 13. Sealing of packages and containers

15. 14. Identification of genetically modified seed potatoes

16. 15. Seed potatoes from outside the European Community: information

17. 16. Separate particulars

18. 17. Retail sales of seed potatoes

19. 18. Sampling of seed potatoes

20. 19. Keeping of records

21. 20. Enforcement – powers of examination and production

22. 21. Enforcement – power to withdraw official labels, official documents and growing crop certificates

23. 22. Service of notices

24. 23. Modification of provisions of the Act

25. 24. Revocations

26. Signature

27. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       GROWING CROP CERTIFICATES

       1. PART I General

          1. 1. On receipt of an application for certification of any seed...

          2. 2. A growing crop certificate shall state— (a) the name and...

          3. 3. A growing crop certificate may only be issued where an...

       2. PART II Pre-basic seed potatoes

          1. 4. No growing crop certificate shall be issued containing a statement...

          2. 5. No growing crop certificate shall be issued containing a statement...

          3. 6. No growing crop certificate shall be issued containing a statement...

       3. PART III Basic seed potatoes

          1. 7. No growing crop certificate shall be issued containing a statement...

          2. 8. No growing crop certificate shall be issued containing a statement...

       4. PART IV Certified seed potatoes

          1. 9. No growing crop certificate shall be issued containing a statement...

          2. 10. No growing crop certificate shall be issued containing a statement...

          3. 11. No growing crop certificate shall be issued containing a statement...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       OFFICIAL LABEL AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENT

       1. PART I Official Label

          1. 1. An official label used in relation to pre-basic seed potatoes...

          2. 2. An official label used in relation to basic seed potatoes...

          3. 3. An official label used in relation to certified seed potatoes...

          4. 4. An official label used in relation to test and trial...

          5. 5. An official label shall measure not less than 110 millimetres...

          6. 6. An official label for pre-basic seed potatoes shall, in relation...

          7. 7. An official label for basic seed potatoes or certified seed...

          8. 8. An official label for test and trial seed potatoes shall—...

          9. 9. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 8, an official label...

       2. PART II Official document

          1. 10. An official document used in relation to pre-basic seed potatoes...

          2. 11. An official document used in relation to test and trial...

          3. 12. An official document in relation to basic seed potatoes shall...

          4. 13. An official document in relation to certified seed potatoes shall...

          5. 14. An official document shall, in relation to the seed potatoes...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       SPECIFIED DISEASES OR PESTS, DAMAGE AND DEFECTS AND TOLERANCES

       1. PART I Pre-basic seed potatoes of pre-basic TC class produced in England

       2. PART II Pre-basic seed potatoes of pre-basic 1, pre-basic 2, pre-basic 3 or pre-basic 4 class produced in England

       3. PART III Basic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes produced in England

       4. PART IV Test and trial seed potatoes

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       CLASSIFICATION OF SEED POTATOES

       1. PART I Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes

       2. PART II Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes

       3. PART III Seed potatoes capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       AUTHORISATION FOR MARKETING SEED POTATOES FOR TEST AND TRIAL PURPOSES

       1. 1. On receipt of an application for authorisation made in accordance...

       2. 2. An authorisation shall state— (a) the name and address of...

       3. 3. No authorisation shall be issued by an authorised officer unless...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF SEED POTATOES OF MORE THAN TWO KILOGRAMS PRODUCED IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN A MEMBER STATE

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN A SALE NOTE, ETC

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       REVOCATIONS

28. Explanatory Note