The Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005

Made: 1 November 2005

Coming into force: 18 November 2005

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PART I — GENERAL

Title, commencement and application

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General interpretation

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Definitions relating to plant species

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Definition of marketing

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Seed to which these Regulations apply

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PART II — PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION OF SEED

Entry of seed lots

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Entry of crop

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Field inspection of crops

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Lodging of field inspection reports and similar documents

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Re-grading of crops

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Seed testing

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Lodging of seed test reports

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Re-grading of seed

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Withdrawals

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PART III — CONTROL OF VEGETABLE SEED

Marketing of seed

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Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed

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Marketing of officially certified early movement seed

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Exception for scientific purposes and selection work

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Exception for market testing

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General exemptions

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Mixtures

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Sampling

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Packaging

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Sealing of packages

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Labelling of packages

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Special provisions that apply in connection with the marketing of standard seed

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PART IV — MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

Civil liability of sellers of seeds

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Arrangements for official measures

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Fees

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Service of notices

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Index of defined words and expressions

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Revocations and transitional provisions

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SCHEDULE 1 — INTERPRETATION

PART I — Meaning of pre-basic seed and similar expressions

Pre-basic seed

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UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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Officially certified pre-basic seed

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PART II — Meaning of basic seed and similar expressions

Basic seed

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UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

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Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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Officially certified basic seed

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PART III — Meaning of CS seed and similar expressions

CS seed

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UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

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Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety

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Officially certified CS seed

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Early multiplication

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PART IV — Meaning of standard seed

Standard seed

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PART V — Meaning of expressions relating to imported not finally certified seed

Not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State

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Not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State

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Not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State

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SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY

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SCHEDULE 3 — CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED IS TO BE HARVESTED

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SCHEDULE 4 — CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED

PART I — Conditions to be examined mainly by field inspections

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PART II — Conditions to be examined by seed testing

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PART III — Other conditions

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PART IV — General provisions

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SCHEDULE 5 — RE-GRADING OF SEED

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UK, EC or overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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UK and EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

SCHEDULE 6 — CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED

Breeder's seed

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Pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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Basic seed of a listed variety

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CS seed of a listed variety

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Early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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Early movement basic seed of a listed variety

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Early movement CS seed of a listed variety

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Basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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Early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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Standard seed

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SCHEDULE 7 — LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS

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Asparagus

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Beans of the following species—

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Beetroot

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Brussels sprouts

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Cabbages of the following species—

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Carrot

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Cauliflower

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Celery

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Chard and spinach beet

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Chinese cabbage

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Cucumber and gherkin

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Curly kale

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Endive

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Gourd

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Kohlrabi

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Large-leaved chicory and Witloof chicory

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Leek

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Lettuce

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Marrow

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Melon

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Onion

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Parsley

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Pea

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Radish

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Spinach

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Sprouting broccoli

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Tomato

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Turnip

SCHEDULE 8 — LABELLING

PART I — Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpackaged seed (loose sales)

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PART II — Labelling of packages of breeder's seed

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PART III — Labelling of packages of officially certified pre-basic seed

Official label for a package of officially certified pre-basic seed

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PART IV — Labelling of packages of officially certified basic and CS seed

Official label for a package of officially certified basic or CS seed

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Supplier's label for a small package of officially certified CS seed

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PART V — Labelling of packages of standard seed

Supplier's label for a package of standard seed other than a small package of such seed

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Supplier's label for a small package of standard seed other than a mixture

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Supplier's label for a small package of a mixture of standard seed

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PART VI — General provisions

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SCHEDULE 9 — LIMITS OF VARIATION

GERMINATION

Stated minimum percentage of germination (expressed as an integer)	Limit of variation Per cent
99—100	2
97—98	3
94—96	4
91—93	5
87—90	6
82—86	7
76—81	8
69—75	9
60—68	10
50—59	11

ANALYTICAL PURITY

Stated minimum percentage of analytical purity (expressed to one decimal point)	Limit of variation Per cent
99.9— 100	0.2
99.8	0.3
99.6—99.7	0.4
99.3—99.5	0.5
99.0—99.2	0.6
98.5—98.9	0.7
98.3—98.4	0.8
97.5—98.2	0.9
97.0—97.4	1.0
96.5—96.9	1.1
95.5—96.4	1.2
95.0—95.4	1.3

CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER PLANT SPECIES

Stated minimum percentage of analytical purity (expressed to one decimal point)	Limit of variation Per cent
0.0	0.1
0.1— 0.2	0.3
0.3— 0.4	0.4
0.5— 0.6	0.5
0.7— 0.9	0.6
1.0— 1.4	0.7
1.5	0.8

SCHEDULE 10 — INDEX OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS USED IN THESE REGULATIONS

The expressions listed in the left-hand column of the following table are defined in the corresponding provisions listed in the right-hand column of the table—

Expression	Provision of these Regulations in which the expression is defined
the Act	Regulation 2(1)
Annex V(C) document	Regulation 2(1)
Another member State	Regulation 2(1)
Appropriate time	Regulation 6(4)
Asparagus	Regulation 3
Authorised officer	Regulation 2(1)
Basic seed	Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1
Beetroot	Regulation 3
Blended seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Broad bean	Regulation 3
Breeder	Regulation 2(1)
Breeder’s seed	Regulation 2(1)
Brussels sprouts	Regulation 3
Carrot	Regulation 3
Cauliflower	Regulation 3
Celery	Regulation 3
Chard and spinach beet	Regulation 3
Chinese cabbage	Regulation 3
Common Catalogue	Regulation 2(1)
Component	Regulation 2(1)
Control plot	Regulation 2(1)
CS seed	Paragraph 20 of Schedule 1
Cucumber and gherkin	Regulation 3
Curly kale	Regulation 3
Deliberate Release Directive	Regulation 2(1)
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development	Regulation 2(1)
Directive crop conditions	Regulation 2(1)
Directive seed conditions	Regulation 2(1)
EC minimum percentage of germination	Regulation 2(1)
EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety Variety	Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 15 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a L Listed variety	Paragraph 13 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 18 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a Listed variety	Paragraph 25 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 22 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed Variety	Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1
EEA State	Regulation 2(1)
Endive	Regulation 3
Entered seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Final seed test report	Regulation 12(6)
Food and Feed Regulation	Regulation 2(1)
French bean	Regulation 3
Genetically modified	Regulation 2(1)
Germination condition	Regulation 2(1)
Gourd	Regulation 3
Grey label	Paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 1
Homogeneous seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Kohlrabi	Regulation 3
Large-leaved chicory and Witloof chicory	Regulation 3
late entered seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Leek	Regulation 3
Legume	Regulation 3
Lettuce	Regulation 3
Licensed crop inspector	Regulation 2(1)
Licensed EC crop inspector	Regulation 2(1)
Licensed EC seed testing station	Regulation 2(1)
Licensed seed sampler	Regulation 2(1)
Licensed seed testing station	Regulation 2(1)
Listed variety	Regulation 2(1)
Listing	Regulation 2(1)
Maintainer	Regulation 2(1)
Maintenance	Paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 8
Marketing	Regulation 4
Marketing extension	Regulation 2(1)
Marketing year	Regulation 2(1)
Marrow	Regulation 3
Melon	Regulation 3
Member State	Regulation 2(1)
a National List	Regulation 2(1)
not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 30 of Schedule 1
not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 31 of Schedule 1
not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 29 of Schedule 1
Official label	Regulation 2(1)
Officially certified basic seed	Paragraph 19 of Schedule 1
Officially certified CS seed	Paragraph 26 of Schedule 1
Officially certified pre-basic seed	Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1
Official measures	Regulation 2(1)
Official sample	Regulation 2(1)
Official UK field inspection	Regulation 2(1)
Official UK seed test	Regulation 2(1)
Onion	Regulation 3
Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a Listed variety	Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1
Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a Component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 16 of Schedule 1
Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a Listed variety	Paragraph 23 of Schedule 1
Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1
Parsley	Regulation 3
pea	Regulation 3
pre-basic seed	Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1
Previously listed variety	Regulation 2(1)
Properly sealed package	Regulation 23(4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11) (11) and (12)
Qualifying seed lot	Regulation 11(15)
Qualifying seed test report	Regulation 6(4)
Radish	Regulation 3
red cabbage	Regulation 3
Registered person	Regulation 2(1)
Regulation 18 authorisation	Regulation 2(1)
Regulation 19 authorisation	Regulation 2(1)
Runner bean	Regulation 3
Savoy cabbage	Regulation 3
Schedule 4 germination test	Regulation 2(1)
Secretary of State	Regulation 2(1)
Seed industry activity	Regulation 2(1)
Seed that is subject to official post control	Regulation 8(18)
Seed that has been subject to satisfactory post control	Regulation 2(1)
Seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Small package	Regulation 2(1)
Spinach	Regulation 3
Sprouting broccoli	Regulation 3
Standard seed	Paragraph 28 of Schedule 1
Third country	Regulation 2(1)
Tomato	Regulation 3
Turnip	Regulation 3
UK field inspection carried out under official supervision	Regulation 2(1)
UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 9 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 14 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 21 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 12 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 24 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 5 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 17 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed Variety	Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1
UK seed test carried out under official supervision	Regulation 2(1)
Unlisted variety	Regulation 2(1)
the Vegetable Seed Directive	Regulation 2(1)
Whenever carried out	Regulation 2(1)
White cabbage	Regulation 3
Writing	Regulation 2(3)

Signed

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 .

D. Elis-Thomas — The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly — 1 November 2005

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by section 4(1) of, and paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 4 to, the European Communities Act 1972, S.I. 1977/1112 and section 2 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49); see section 38(1) for a definition of “the Secretary of State”. Under the Transfer of Functions (Wales)(No.1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272), article 2(1) and Schedule 1, the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 were, so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Secretary of State and under the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), article 2(1) and Schedule 1, the functions transferred to the Secretary of State by the 1978 transfer Order were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.

[^f00002]: O.J. No. L106, 17.4.2001, p.1.

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L268 18.10.2003, p. 24.

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L268 18.10.2003, p.1.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2005/3038 (W.226).

[^f00006]: S.I. 2005/3038 (W.226).

[^f00007]: S.I. 2001/3510.

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L193, 20.7.2002, p.33.

[^f00009]: O.J. No. L14, 18.1.2005, p. 18.

[^f00010]: 2000 c. 7.

[^f00012]: S.I. 2005/1207 (W.79).

[^f00013]: S.I. 2005/3038 (W.226).

[^f00014]: 1978 c. 30.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1993/2008, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1452, 1997/616, 1999/1863, 2001/3667.

[^f00016]: S.I. 1996/1452.

[^f00017]: S.I. 1999/1863.

[^f00018]: S.I. 2001/3667.

[^f00019]: S.I. 1985/981, amended by S.I. 2002/1563.

[^f00020]: S.I. 2002/1870.

[^f00021]: S.I. 2002/1554.

[^f00022]: 1998 c. 38.

[^f00023]: S.I. 2005/3038 (W.226).

The expressions listed in the left-hand column of the following table are defined in the corresponding provisions listed in the right-hand column of the table—

Expression	Provision of these Regulations in which the expression is defined
the Act	Regulation 2(1)
Annex V(C) document	Regulation 2(1)
Another member State	Regulation 2(1)
Appropriate time	Regulation 6(4)
Asparagus	Regulation 3
Authorised officer	Regulation 2(1)
Basic seed	Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1
Beetroot	Regulation 3
Blended seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Broad bean	Regulation 3
Breeder	Regulation 2(1)
Breeder's seed	Regulation 2(1)
Brussels sprouts	Regulation 3
Carrot	Regulation 3
Cauliflower	Regulation 3
Celery	Regulation 3
Chard and spinach beet	Regulation 3
Chinese cabbage	Regulation 3
Common Catalogue	Regulation 2(1)
Component	Regulation 2(1)
Control plot	Regulation 2(1)
CS seed	Paragraph 20 of Schedule 1
Cucumber and gherkin	Regulation 3
Curly kale	Regulation 3
Deliberate Release Directive	Regulation 2(1)
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development	Regulation 2(1)
Directive crop conditions	Regulation 2(1)
Directive seed conditions	Regulation 2(1)
EC minimum percentage of germination	Regulation 2(1)
EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety Variety	Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 15 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a L Listed variety	Paragraph 13 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 18 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a Listed variety	Paragraph 25 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 22 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed Variety	Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1
EEA State	Regulation 2(1)
Endive	Regulation 3
Entered seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Final seed test report	Regulation 12(6)
Food and Feed Regulation	Regulation 2(1)
French bean	Regulation 3
Genetically modified	Regulation 2(1)
Germination condition	Regulation 2(1)
Gourd	Regulation 3
Grey label	Paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 1
Homogeneous seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Kohlrabi	Regulation 3
Large-leaved chicory and Witloof chicory	Regulation 3
late entered seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Leek	Regulation 3
Legume	Regulation 3
Lettuce	Regulation 3
Licensed crop inspector	Regulation 2(1)
Licensed EC crop inspector	Regulation 2(1)
Licensed EC seed testing station	Regulation 2(1)
Licensed seed sampler	Regulation 2(1)
Licensed seed testing station	Regulation 2(1)
Listed variety	Regulation 2(1)
Listing	Regulation 2(1)
Maintainer	Regulation 2(1)
Maintenance	Paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 8
Marketing	Regulation 4
Marketing extension	Regulation 2(1)
Marketing year	Regulation 2(1)
Marrow	Regulation 3
Melon	Regulation 3
Member State	Regulation 2(1)
a National List	Regulation 2(1)
not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 30 of Schedule 1
not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 31 of Schedule 1
not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 29 of Schedule 1
Official label	Regulation 2(1)
Officially certified basic seed	Paragraph 19 of Schedule 1
Officially certified CS seed	Paragraph 26 of Schedule 1
Officially certified pre-basic seed	Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1
Official measures	Regulation 2(1)
Official sample	Regulation 2(1)
Official UK field inspection	Regulation 2(1)
Official UK seed test	Regulation 2(1)
Onion	Regulation 3
Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a Listed variety	Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1
Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a Component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 16 of Schedule 1
Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a Listed variety	Paragraph 23 of Schedule 1
Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1
Parsley	Regulation 3
pea	Regulation 3
pre-basic seed	Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1
Previously listed variety	Regulation 2(1)
Properly sealed package	Regulation 23(4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11) (11) and (12)
Qualifying seed lot	Regulation 11(15)
Qualifying seed test report	Regulation 6(4)
Radish	Regulation 3
red cabbage	Regulation 3
Registered person	Regulation 2(1)
Regulation 18 authorisation	Regulation 2(1)
Regulation 19 authorisation	Regulation 2(1)
Runner bean	Regulation 3
Savoy cabbage	Regulation 3
Schedule 4 germination test	Regulation 2(1)
Secretary of State	Regulation 2(1)
Seed industry activity	Regulation 2(1)
Seed that is subject to official post control	Regulation 8(18)
Seed that has been subject to satisfactory post control	Regulation 2(1)
Seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
Small package	Regulation 2(1)
Spinach	Regulation 3
Sprouting broccoli	Regulation 3
Standard seed	Paragraph 28 of Schedule 1
Third country	Regulation 2(1)
Tomato	Regulation 3
Turnip	Regulation 3
UK field inspection carried out under official supervision	Regulation 2(1)
UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 9 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 14 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 21 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 12 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 24 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 5 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 17 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed Variety	Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1
UK seed test carried out under official supervision	Regulation 2(1)
Unlisted variety	Regulation 2(1)
the Vegetable Seed Directive	Regulation 2(1)
Whenever carried out	Regulation 2(1)
White cabbage	Regulation 3
Writing	Regulation 2(3)

Editorial notes

[^key-d8f0dd02cc292fe33db4291cc841c740]: Regulations revoked (27.2.2012) by The Seed Marketing (Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/245), regs. 1(2), 34(b) (with reg. 4) [Editorial note: No historical revised versions have been created for amendments to this S.I. made prior to its final revocation. A revised version of how the S.I. stood at its first commencement is available and, to see the document content as it originally stood when it was made, select the 'Original (As Made)' version. For further details of the amendments see the List of All Changes available in 'More Resources']

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