
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Fodder Plant Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 15th August 1991.
2 
The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1985 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
3 
In paragraph (3) of regulation 3 (interpretation) in the definition of “Commercial Seed” for the table there shall be substituted the following table–“

Grasses Legumes
Annual meadowgrass Narrow-leaved lupin (Blue lupin)Yellow lupin (other than bitter varieties)SainfoinHungarian vetch”.
4 
In paragraph (3) of regulation 5 (marketing of seeds)–
(a) for the words“The Minister may, by a general licence”there shall be substituted the words–“The Minister may, by a general or specific licence”;
(b) after the words “set out in Schedule 4 or Schedule 5” there shall be inserted the words “or to market seed under licence as Commercial Seed where it is so indicated in Schedule 4 Part II”.
5 
In Schedule 4, Part II (conditions relating to the seeds)–
(a) in column (7) (Commercial Seed) of the second table in paragraph 5–
(i) after the entries relating to “Poa spp. other thanPoa pratensis”, “Other lupins” and “Vetches” there shall be added the letter “f”;
(ii) for the entries relating to “OtherAgrostisspp.”, “Tall oatgrass” and “Sheep’s fescue” there shall be substituted the letter “e”;
(b) in the second table in paragraph 5 for the footnote“
(e) No Commercial Seed.”there shall be substituted the following footnotes–“
(e) No Commercial Seed except under licence.
(f) The standard for Commercial Seed applies to the kinds of seeds listed in the definition of Commercial Seed in Regulation 3(3). Footnote e applies to the remaining kinds.”;
(c) in column (15) (Commercial Seed) of the second table in paragraph 6
(i) after the entries relating to “Other lupins” and “Vetches” there shall be added the letter “z”;
(ii) for the entries relating to “Other Agrostis spp.”, “Tall oatgrass”, “Sheep’s fescue”, “Rough-stalked meadowgrass” and “Wood meadowgrass” there shall be substituted the letter “t”;
(d) in the second table in paragraph 6–
(i) for the footnote“
(t) No Commercial Seed.”there shall be substituted the footnote–“
(t) No Commercial Seed except under licence.”;
(ii) after the footnote “y” there shall be inserted the footnote–“
(z) The standard for Commercial Seed applies to the kinds of seeds listed in the definition of Commercial Seed in Regulation 3(3). Footnote t applies to the remaining kinds.”.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheriesand Food is hereunto affixed on 1st July 1991.
John Selwyn Gummer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Strathclyde
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
4th July 1991David Hunt
Secretary of State for Wales
4th July 1991