Seeds (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 388 of 2009). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Plant protection Certification Inspection Internal trade International trade Packaging/labelling Authorization/permit Registration Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations prohibit a person from engaging in the seed industry activity unless that person is registered by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Seed industry activity comprises marketing of seeds, packing, sealing or labelling of seed, preparation of mixtures of seeds permitted by the Seed Marketing Regulations and cleaning, treating or other processing of seed intended for marketing. The Regulations also, among other things: provide for the licensing of crop inspectors, seed samplers and seed testing stations; provide for enforcement of seeds regulations; and gives requirements relating to sampling. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. No. 295 of 2014). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Vegetables/legumes, Crops/grasses, Oleaginous plants, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.I. No. 244 of 2016). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Certification, International trade, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biosafety, Biotechnology, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX