LegalizeThe Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993
| Minimum percentage of analytical purity | Limit of variation |
|---|---|
| per cent | per cent |
| 99.9–100 | 0.2 |
| 99.7–99.8 | 0.4 |
| 99.5–99.6 | 0.5 |
| 99.3–99.4 | 0.6 |
| 99.0–99.2 | 0.7 |
| 98.8–98.9 | 0.8 |
| 98.3–98.7 | 0.9 |
| 98.0–98.2 | 1.0 |
| 97.5–97.9 | 1.1 |
| 97.0–97.4 | 1.2 |
| 96.5–96.9 | 1.3 |
| 96.0–96.4 | 1.4 |
| 95.0–95.9 | 1.5 |
| 94.0–94.9 | 1.6 |
| 93.0–93.9 | 1.7 |
| 92.0–92.9 | 1.9 |
| 91.0–91.9 | 2.0 |
| 90.0–90.9 | 2.1 |
| 88.0–89.9 | 2.2 |
| 86.0–87.9 | 2.4 |
| 84.0–85.9 | 2.5 |
| 82.0–83.9 | 2.6 |
| 80.0–81.9 | 2.8 |
ANALYTICAL PURITY–(b) legumes and crucifers
| Minimum percentage of analytical purity | Limit of variation |
|---|---|
| per cent | 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 |
| 94.0–94.9 | 1.4 |
| 93.0–93.9 | 1.5 |
| 92.0–92.9 | 1.6 |
| 91.0–91.9 | 1.7 |
| 90.0–90.9 | 1.8 |
CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES IN GRASSES
| Maximum seeds | Limit of variation |
|---|---|
| per cent | per cent |
| 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 0.3–0.4 | 0.5 |
| 0.5–0.6 | 0.6 |
| 0.7–0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1.0–1.2 | 0.8 |
| 1.3–1.7 | 0.9 |
| 1.8–1.9 | 1.0 |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1.1 |
| 2.5–2.9 | 1.2 |
| 3.0–3.4 | 1.3 |
| 3.5–3.9 | 1.4 |
| 4.0–4.9 | 1.5 |
| 5.0 | 1.6 |
CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES OR VARIETIES IN LEGUMES AND CRUCIFERS
| Maximum seeds | Limit of variation |
|---|---|
| per cent | 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 |
| 1.5–1.7 | 0.8 |
| 1.8–2.4 | 0.9 |
| 2.5–2.9 | 1.0 |
| 3.0–3.4 | 1.1 |
| 3.5–4.4 | 1.2 |
| 4.5–4.9 | 1.3 |
| 5.0–5.9 | 1.4 |
| 6.0–6.9 | 1.5 |
| 7.0–7.9 | 1.6 |
| 8.0–8.9 | 1.7 |
| 9.0–9.9 | 1.8 |
| 10.0 | 1.9 |
NUMBER OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES
| Maximum number of seeds | Limit of variation |
|---|---|
| Number | Number |
| 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3–4 | 5 |
| 5–6 | 6 |
| 7–8 | 7 |
| 9–11 | 8 |
| 12–14 | 9 |
| 15–17 | 10 |
| 18–21 | 11 |
| 22–25 | 12 |
| 26–29 | 13 |
| 30–34 | 14 |
| 35–40 | 15 |
| 41–45 | 16 |
| 46–51 | 17 |
| 52–57 | 18 |
| 58–64 | 19 |
| 65–71 | 20 |
| 72–79 | 21 |
| 80–87 | 22 |
| 88–95 | 23 |
| 96–100 | 24 |
Signed
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 30th July 1993.
Gillian Shephard — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Hector Monro — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 11th August 1993
John Redwood — Secretary of State for Wales — 29th July 1993
Explanatory note
(This note does not form part of the Regulations)
These Regulations consolidate, with amendments, the provisions of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1985 as amended.
The Regulations, which come into force on 1st September 1993, continue to restrict the marketing in Great Britain of seeds of fodder to specified categories meeting precribed standards (regulations 3(3), 5(1) and Schedule 4), to require such seeds to be sold in sealed packages labelled or marked with prescribed particulars (regulations 8 and 9 and Schedule 6) and to make tampering with labels prescribed by regulations an offence (regulation 9(14)). The Regulations also continue to make provision for the taking of samples for the verification of standards (regulation 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 (regulation 10(1)).
The consolidation incorporates a provision, required under Council Directive 88/380/EEC (OJ No. L187, 16.7.88, p.31), and previously dealt with by a General Licence under Regulation 5(3)(d) of the 1985 Regulations. This relates to the marketing to other Member States of seed in respect of which an official certificate has not been issued (regulation 5(16) and Schedule 6 Part I G).
The Regulations implement Council Directive 66/401/EEC (OJ No. L125, 11.7.66, p.2298) (OJ/SE 1965-66 p.132) on the marketing of fodder plant seed as amended.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 4. See section 38(1) for a definition of “the Ministers”.
[^f00002]: In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.
[^f00003]: S.I. 1985/975.
[^f00004]: S.I. 1987/1092.
[^f00005]: S.I. 1989/1312.
[^f00006]: S.I. 1990/1352.
[^f00007]: S.I. 1991/1601.
[^f00008]: S.I. 1992/1614.
[^f00009]: S.I. 1982/844 amended by S.I. 1985/1529, 1989/1314, 1990/1353, 1992/1615.
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