2010 No. 1808 (W.176)
SEEDS, WALES

The Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2010

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3), (4) and (5) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and now vested in them1.

In accordance with section 16(1) of that Act the Welsh Ministers have consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned.

Title, application and commencement1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2010.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales, and come into force on 9 August 2010.

Amendment of the Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 20052.

(1)

The Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 20052 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3—

(a)

for the definition of “oats” substitute—

““oats” means plants of the species Avena nuda L. and Avena sativa L” ;

(b)

for the definition of “triticale” substitute—

““triticale” means plants of the species xTriticosecale Wittm. Ex A. Camus (which are hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale)”;

(c)

for the definition of “wheat” substitute—

““wheat” means plants of the species Triticum aestivum L.”; and

(d)

for the definition of “wild oats” substitute—

““wild oats” means plants of the species Avena fatua and Avena sterilis”.

(3)

In Schedule 4—

(a)

in paragraph 12(2) for “Agropyron repens” substitute “Elytrigia repens”;

(b)

in paragraph 13(1) in the table for “(i) barley” substitute “(i) barley (other than CS, C1 and C2 seed of barley officially classified as being of a naked barley type)”; and

(c)

in paragraph 13(1) in the table after the row containing the entry “(b) CS, C1 and C2 seed of oats officially classified as being of a naked oat type” insert the following row—

(ba)

CS, C1 and C2 seed of barley officially classified as being of a naked barley type

75

.

(4)

In Schedule 8 in paragraphs 1(e), 9(l) and 14(b)(ix) after “oats” insert “or barley” and after “naked oat” insert “or a naked barley”.

Amendment of the FodderPlant Seed (Wales) Regulations 20053.

(1)

The Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 20053 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3—

(a)

for the definition of “festulolium”, substitute—

  • ““festulolium” means plants of the species xFestulolium Asch. & Graebn. which are hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium”;

(b)

in the definition of “fine grasses” after “Schedule 2” insert “and plants of the species Poaceae (Graminae)”;

(c)

after the definition of “fine grasses” insert the following definition—

““fine leaved sheep’s fescue” means plants of the species Festuca filiformis Pourr.”;

(d)

after the definition of “fodder radish” insert the following definition—

““hard fescue” means plants of the species Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina”;

(e)

in the definition of “large seeded legumes” after “Schedule 2” insert “and plants of the species Fabaceae (Leguminosae)”;

(f)

in the definition of “meadow fescue” for “Hudson” substitute “Huds”;

(g)

in the definition of “small Timothy” for “bertolonii DC” substitute “nodosum L”; and

(h)

in the definition of “tall oatgrass” for “J. and C. Presl” substitute “P. Beauv. Ex J. Presl & C. Presl”.

(3)

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 after “(b) cocksfoot insert “(ba) fine leaved sheep’s fescue” and “(bb) hard fescue”.

(4)

In Schedule 4—

(a)

in paragraph 4 in the table after the row containing the entry (“2. Fodder grasses”) “b. cocksfoot” insert the following rows—

(ba)

Fine leaved sheep’s fescue

85

Not applicable

(bb)

Hard fescue

85

Not applicable

;

(b)

in paragraph 5(2) after the entry “festulolium” insert entries “(ba) fine leaved sheep’s fescue” and “(bb) hard fescue”;

(c)

in paragraph 7 for “Agropyron repens” substitute “Elytrigia repens”;

(d)

in paragraph 9(1) omit “; Avena ludoviciana”; and

(e)

for paragraph 12(2) substitute the following definition—

“12

(2)

In the case of C1 seed of lupins, the percentage by number of seeds of another colour must not exceed 4.0 % for bitter lupins and 2.0 % for other lupins”.

(f)

in paragraph 14 in the table after the row containing the entry (“2. Fodder grasses”) “b. cocksfoot” insert the following rows—

(ba)

Fine leaved sheep’s fescue

75

Not applicable

(bb)

Hard fescue

75

Not applicable

.

(5)

In Schedule 7 in the table—

(a)

after the row containing the entry (“2. Fodder grasses”) “b. cocksfoot” insert the following rows—

(ba)

Fine leaved sheep’s fescue

10

100

30

(bb)

Hard fescue

10

100

30

; and

(b)

for the rows 4 (Large seeded legumes) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h), substitute “30” for each numerical entry in the second column.

(6)

In Schedule 10 in the table insert the following rows in the appropriate places—

Fine leaved sheep’s fescue

Regulation 3

Hard fescue

Regulation 3

Amendment of the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 20044.

(1)

The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 20044 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3—

(a)

in the definition of “black mustard” for “Koch” substitute “W.D.J. Koch”; and

(b)

in the definition of “brown mustard” for “Czernj.” substitute “Czern.”.

(3)

In Schedule 7 in the table entry where “soya bean” appears in the first column, in the second column of that entry substitute “30” for “25”.

Amendment of the Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 20055.

(1)

The Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 20055 are amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 4 after the row lettered “cc” insert the following row—

(dd)

sweet corn of the supersweet type

80

(3)

In Schedule 7 in the rows where “2(b) French bean”, “2(c) runner bean” and “23 (pea)” appear in the first column, substitute “30” for each numerical entry in the second column.

Elin Jones
Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations implement Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009 (“the 2009 Directive”) in relation to Wales. The 2009 Directive amends Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the botanical names of plants, the scientific names of other organisms and certain Annexes to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, and 2002/57/EC in the light of developments of scientific and technical knowledge.

Regulation 2 amends the Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005/3036 (W.224) to reflect nomenclature changes to certain species, and to reduce the minimum germination standard for naked barley.

Regulation 3 amends the Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005/1207 (W.79) to reflect nomenclature changes to certain species, and to make necessary consequential changes to those Regulations.

Regulation 4 amends the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2004, S.I. 2004/2881 (W.251) to reflect nomenclature changes to certain species of mustard, and by increasing the maximum weight of a seed lot for soya beans to 30 tonnes.

Regulation 5 amends the Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005/3035 (W.223) to reflect nomenclature changes to certain species, and to reduce the minimum germination standard for super sweet corn.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.