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The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, extent and commencement

  3. 2.Revocation

  4. 3.Interpretation

  5. 4.Seeds to which the regulations apply

  6. 5.Marketing of seeds

  7. 6.Official certificates

  8. 7.Sampling

  9. 8.Sealing of packages

  10. 9.Labelling of packages

  11. 10.Record of transactions

  12. 11.Civil liabilities of sellers of seeds

  13. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      KINDS OF SEEDS TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES

      1. 1.On receipt of an application in accordance with regulation 6(1)...

      2. 2.The Minister shall refuse to issue an official certificate in...

      3. 3.The Minister may refuse to issue an official certificate in...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEEDAND STANDARD SEED

      1. PART I BASIC SEED AND CERTIFIED SEED

        1. CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEEDS ARE OBTAINED

          1. 1.So far as the Minister can ascertain them, by the...

          2. 2.Varietal identity and varietal purity

          3. 3.Crop inspections

          4. 4.Crop health

          5. 5.Previous cropping

          6. 6.Isolation distances

          7. 7.Throughout the period of flowering of the crop there shall...

          8. 8.Varietal purity standards

      2. PART II

        1. BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED AND STANDARD SEED CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE SEEDS

          1. 1.The seeds shall possess adequate varietal identity and varietal purity....

          2. 2.The seeds shall meet the following minimum standards:—

          3. 3.The seeds shall be of a satisfactory state of health...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      1. PART I

        1. SAMPLING OF SEED LOTS

          1. 1.A sample shall be obtained from the seed lot by...

          2. 2.Primary sample size

          3. 3.Condition of the Seed Lot

          4. 4.Sampling from Sacks

          5. 5.The containers to be sampled shall be selected at random...

          6. 6.Sampling from small containers

          7. 7.When seed is in moisture-proof containers the opened or pierced...

          8. 8.Sampling from large containers or seed in bulk

          9. 9.Sampling from a seed stream

          10. 10.Sampling Instruments

          11. 11.The instrument used for drawing primary samples shall be one...

          12. 12.Methods of Use

          13. 13.Obtaining submitted sample—composite sample division instruments

          14. 14.Methods of Use

      2. PART II

        1. MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF A SEED LOT AND MINIMUM WEIGHT OF A SUBMITTED SAMPLE

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE REGULATIONS THE PARTICULARS PRESCRIBED IN THIS SCHEDULE AS TO THE KIND AND VARIETY OF SEED SHALL BE INDICATED ON THE LABEL IN ROMAN CHARACTERS. THE KIND OF SEED SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY ITS LATIN NAME, OR ITS COMMON NAME, OR BOTH, AS PRESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 1

      1. PART I

        1. A.Official Label for a Package of Pre-basic Seed

        2. B.Official Label for a Package of Basic Seed or for a Package (Other than a Small Package) of Certified Seed

        3. C.Official Label for a Package of Seed not Finally Certified

      2. PART II

        1. A.Supplier’s Label for a Package of Standard Seed, other than a Small Package

        2. B.Supplier’s label for a Package of Uncertified Pre-basic Seed

      3. PART III

        1. SMALL PACKAGES

          1. A.Supplier’s Label for a Small Package of Certified Seed

          2. B.Supplier’s Label for a Small Package of Standard Seed

      4. PART IV

        1. PARTICULARS TO BE MARKED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SALE OF UNPACKETED SEEDS

          1. 1.“Complies with legal standards”

          2. 2.Kind

          3. 3.Variety.

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      MAXIMUM WEIGHTS FOR RETAIL SALES OF UNPACKETED SEEDS

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      LIMITS OF VARIATION

      1. GERMINATION

      2. PURITY

      3. CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER PLANT SPECIES

  15. Explanatory Note

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