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These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 17th December 2004.
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(1) The Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3(2) (interpretation) in the definition of “Certified Seed of the Second Generation” for the words “and spelt wheat” there shall be substituted the words “, spelt wheat and triticale”.
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(1) The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions.
(2) In Schedule 1 (kinds of seeds to which the Regulations apply), in paragraph (A) (Gramineae (Grasses)) –
(a) in the first column (Latin Name) for the entry “Festuca pratensis Huds. x Lolium multiflorum Lam.” there shall be substituted the entry “Festuca spp. x Lolium spp.”;
(b) in the second column (Common Name) for the entry “Festulolium” there shall be substituted the entry “Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium (x Festulolium)”.
(3) In Schedule 4, Part II, paragraph 5, in column (2) (minimum germination) opposite the entry for “Field bean” for the number “85” there shall be substituted the number “80”.
(4) In Schedule 6, Part I –
(a) 
(i) at Section A(a) item 4;
(ii) at Section B(a) item 4;
(iii) at Section C(a) item 5 and;
(iv) at Section F item 1;after the word “Kind” insert the words “(In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium shall be indicated)”;
(b) at Section E paragraph (a) after item 5 insert the words “5a. Where the kinds of constituents are given and this includes x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium shall be indicated”; and
(c) at Section F in the heading after the words “FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES” insert the words “WHERE SAID MIXTURES CONTAIN FESTULOLIUM”.
(5) In Schedule 6, Part III –
(a) at Section A item 2 after the word “Kind” insert the words “(In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium shall be indicated)”; and
(b) at Section B after item 1 insert the words “1a. Where the kinds of constituents are given and this includes x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 3rd November 2004.
D. Small
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
