Marketing of seed potatoes for scientific purposes or selection workU.K.
8.—(1) The Secretary of State may authorise marketing of small quantities of seed potatoes for scientific purposes or selection work in accordance with this regulation.
(2) The Secretary of State may not authorise marketing of seed potatoes which contain any genetically modified material unless an authorisation is in force under
[F1(a)the Food and Feed Regulation;
(b)the GMO regulations; or
(c)before IP completion day, Part C of the Deliberate Release Directive]
(3) An application for authorisation to market seed potatoes in accordance with paragraph (1) must be made in writing to the Secretary of State and must be accompanied by such information as the Secretary of State may require.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 8(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(8) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(g)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)