2017 No. 288
The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and (3) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 19641 and now vested in the Secretary of State2.
The Secretary of State has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to the Secretary of State to be concerned with these Regulations in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st April 2017.
2
They extend to England and Wales only.
The Seed Marketing Regulations 20112
In the table in Schedule 1 to the Seed Marketing Regulations 2011 (plants to which the Regulations apply)3, in the first column, for “Lolium x boucheanum Kunth”, substitute “Lolium x hybridum Hausskn”.
The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 20153
1
The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 20154 are amended as follows.
2
In Part 1 of Schedule 2 (official labels), in paragraph 7—
a
omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a);
b
after sub-paragraph (a), insert—
aa
have a unique number;
3
In Schedule 3 (specified diseases or pests, damage and defects and tolerances), for Parts 2 and 3, substitute—
PART 2Pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PB produced in England
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects
Individual tolerances
Group tolerances
Collective group tolerances
Group 1
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc)
Nil
-
-
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne)
Nil
-
-
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species
infesting potatoes)
Nil
-
-
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al)
Nil
-
-
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al)
Nil
-
-
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid
Nil
-
-
Colorado Beetle (Lepinotarsa decemlineata (Say))
Nil
-
-
Group II
Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary)
0.2%
)
)
Blackleg (Erwinia carotovora (Jones) Bergey et al spp) atroseptica (Hellmers & Dowson) Dye or Erwinia chrysanthemi Burkholder et al or both
0.2%
)
)
Soft Rots including: Watery Wound Rot (Pythium ultimum Trow)
0.2%
)
)
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot
0.2%
) 0.2%
)
Dry Rot (Fusarium species)
0.2%
)
)
Gangrene (Phoma species)
0.2%
)
)
Frost damaged tubers
0.2%
)
)
Group III
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wake-field)) M B Ellis
0.2%
)
) 6.0%
Group IV
Black Scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease
1.0%
) 5.0%
)
Common Scab (Streptomyces species)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-third of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease
5.0%
)
)
Group V
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease
1.0%
)
)
Group VI
External blemishes including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety
3.0%
)
)
Superficial necrosis caused by potato virus Y
Nil
) 3.0%
)
Shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani)
0.5%
)
)
Group VII
Dirt or other extraneous matter
1.0%
-
-
PART 3Basic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes produced in England
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects
Individual tolerances
Group tolerances
Collective group tolerances
Group I
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc)
Nil
-
-
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne)
Nil
-
-
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes)
Nil
-
-
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al)
Nil
-
-
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al)
Nil
-
-
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid
Nil
-
-
Colorado Beetle (Lepinotarsa decemlineata (Say))
Nil
-
-
Group II
Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary)
0.5%
)
)
Blackleg (Erwinia carotovora (Jones) Bergey et al spp) atroseptica (Hellmers & Dowson) Dye or Erwinia chrysanthemi Burkholder et al or both
0.5%
)
)
Soft Rots including Watery Wound Rot (Pythium ultimum Trow)
0.5%
)
)
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethy-bridge) and Pit Rot
0.5%
) 0.5%
)
Dry Rot (Fusarium species)
0.5%
)
)
Gangrene (Phoma species)
0.5%
)
)
Frost damaged tubers
0.5%
)
)
Any of these Group II defects that present as a wet rot symptom
0.2%
)
) 6.0% for basic seed potatoes and 8.0% for certified seed potatoes
Group III
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) M B Ellis)
0.5% except Union grade E, Union grade A and Union grade B grades;
2.0% for Union grade E, Union grade A and Union grade B grades only
)
)
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease (except where powdery scab takes its cankerous form)
3.0%
) 5.0%
)
Group IV
Black Scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease
5.0%
)
)
Common Scab (Streptomyces species)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-third of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease
5.0%
)
)
Group V
External blemishes including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety
3.0%
)
)
Shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani)
1.0%
) 3.0%
)
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of potato virus Y
0.1%
)
)
Group VI
Dirt or other extraneous matter
1.0%
-
-
(This note is not part of these Regulations)