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Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 2008 of 1993).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes Plant protection Pests/diseases Packaging/labelling Inspection
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Regulations continue to restrict the marketing in Great Britain of vegetable seeds to specified categories meeting prescribed standards (regs. 3, 5 and Schedule 4), to require such seeds to be sold in sealed packages labelled or marked with prescribed particulars (regs. 8 and 9 and Schedule 6) and to make tampering with labels prescribed by regulations an offence (reg.9). The Regulations also continue to make provision for the taking of samples for the verification of standards (reg. 7 and Schedule 5) and provide that certain particulars stated or implied on a package of seeds are deemed to constitute a statutory warranty by the seller for the protection of the purchaser for the purpose of section 17 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (reg. 10). The consolidation incorporates a provision required under Council Directive 88/380/EEC. This relates to the marketing to other Member States of seed in respect of which an official certificate has not been issued (reg. 5 and Schedule 6 Part IC).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Plant Variety and Seeds Act 1964 (Chapter 14).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1964 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Biosecurity, Plant variety, Registration, Intellectual property rights/patents, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Institution, Court/tribunal, Vegetables/legumes, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed.

Legislation | European Union | 1970

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 305 of 2007).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Seed (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 219 of 2010).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Oleaginous plants, International trade, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 3510 of 2001).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 (2016)

Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Registration, Planting material/seeds, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Vegetable Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 1863 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Plant protection, Certification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Vegetable Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1452 of 1996).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 425 of 2010).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Genetic resources, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Seed (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. No. 326 of 2013).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Oleaginous plants, International trade, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 3035 (W. 223) of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant protection, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Inspection, Vegetables/legumes, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biotechnology

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Vegetable Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 3175 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX