MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF A SEED LOT AND MINIMUM WEIGHT OF A SUBMITTED SAMPLE
The maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample shall be as indicated below save that the maximum lot weights in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) below may be exceeded by not more than 5%:—
(a)For the following kinds of seeds—
| White lupin | Hungarian vetch | Field pea |
| Narrow-leaved lupin (Blue lupin) | Common vetch | Field bean |
| Yellow lupin | Hairy vetch |
(i)the maximum weight of a lot shall be 20 tonnes
(ii)the minimum weight of a submitted sample shall be 1,000 g except that for white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, field pea and field beanthe minimum weight shall be, for Breeder’s Seed, Pre-basic Seed and Basic Seed—3,000 g Certified Seed, Certified Seed 1st and 2nd Generations—2,000 g.
(b)For all other kinds of seeds the maximum weight of a lot shall be 10 tonnes and the minimum weight of a submitted sample shall be as stated:—
| Kinds of seeds | Minimum submitted sample weights (g) | |
|---|---|---|
| Breeder's, Pre-basic and Basic Seed | All other Categories | |
| Velvet bent | 150 | 50 |
| Red top | 150 | 50 |
| Creeping bent | 150 | 50 |
| Brown top | 150 | 50 |
| Tall oatgrass | 300 | 200 |
| Rescue grass | 300 | 200 |
| Alaska brome-grass | 300 | 200 |
| Cocksfoot | 300 | 200 |
| Fescues | 300 | 200 |
| Festulolium | 200 | 200 |
| Ryegrass | 300 | 200 |
| Timothy | 200 | 100 |
| Meadowgrasses | 150 | 50 |
| Birdsfoot trefoil | 300 | 200 |
| Trefoil | 300 | 300 |
| Lucerne | 300 | 300 |
| Sainfoin-fruit | 600 | 600 |
| Sainfoin-seed | 400 | 400 |
| Alsike clover | 300 | 200 |
| Red clover | 300 | 300 |
| White clover | 300 | 200 |
| Swede | 300 | 200 |
| Fodder Kale | 300 | 200 |
| Fodder radish | 300 | 300 |
(c)The maximum weight of a seed lot of a mixture of seeds to which regulation 5(2) applies shall be 10 tonnes, except that, where more than 50% of the mixture consists of kinds of seeds for which the maximum seed lot weight prescribed in seeds regulations is 20 tonnes or more, the maximum weight of a mixture shall be 20 tonnes.