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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Seed Marketing (Heterogeneous Material) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/676 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed (Equivalence) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 2022/1274 UK Statutory Instruments
The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 2020/579 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019/1257 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing and Seed Potatoes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019/472 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/211 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/162 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/131 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 2018/974 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017 2017/595 UK Statutory Instruments 01/06/2022
The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 2017/288 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 2015/1953 UK Statutory Instruments 01/01/2021
The Seeds and Vegetable Plant Material (Nomenclature Changes) Regulations 2014 2014/487 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations 2012 2012/3035 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 2011/464 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 2010/1195 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/1273 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/1871 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Naming and Fees) Regulations 2006 2006/648 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Discontinuation of Prior Use Exemption) Order 2005 2005/2726 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 2004/2949 UK Statutory Instruments
The European Communities (Designation) Order 2004 2004/706 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal (Amendment) (England and Wales) Rules 2002 2002/3198 UK Statutory Instruments
The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 2002/247 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 2001/3510 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 1999/1090 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1998 1998/1028 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1998 1998/1027 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specified Information) Regulations 1998 1998/1026 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specification of Species and Groups) Order 1998 1998/1025 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) Regulations 1998 1998/1024 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 1997/383 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1994 1994/676 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 1985/981 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Repeals) (Appointed Day) Order 1982 1982/1048 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Repeals) (Appointed Day) Order 1978 1978/1003 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Amendment) Regulations 1977 1977/1112 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal Rules 1974 1974/1136 UK Statutory Instruments