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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fodder Plant Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 30th September 2004.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
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In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993.
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The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following regulations.
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In Schedule 1 (kind of seeds to which the Regulations apply) in paragraph (A) (Gramineae (Grasses))–
(a) in the first column (latin name) for “Festuca pratensis Huds. x Lolium multiflorum Lam” substitute “Festuca spp. x Lolium spp.”; and
(b) in the corresponding entry in the second column (common name) for “Festulolium” substitute “Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium (x Festulolium)”.
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In Schedule 4 (requirements for seeds), Part II (conditions relating to the seeds) in paragraph 6, at the entry in column (2) (minimum germination) corresponding to the entry in column (1) for ‘Field Bean’, for “85” substitute “80”.
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(1) In Schedule 6 (particulars to be indicated on the label), Part I–
(a) 
(i) in item 4 of paragraph A(a) (official label for a package of Breeders' Seed);
(ii) in item 4 of paragraph B(a) (official label for a package of Pre-basic Seed);
(iii) in item 5 of paragraph C(a) (official label for a package of Basic Seed, Certified Seed or Certified Seed of the First and Second Generations); and
(iv) in item 1 of paragraph F (further particulars to be given in respect of a mixture of seeds),
 after “Kind” insert–“(In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium shall be indicated)”;
(b) after item 5 of paragraph E(a) (official label for a package of a mixture of seeds) insert–“
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Where the kinds of constituents are given and this includes x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium”; and
(c) in paragraph F (further particulars to be given in respect of a mixture of seeds) in the heading after the words “for Agricultural Purposes” insert “where said mixtures contain Festulolium”.
(2) In Schedule 6, Part III–
(a) in item 2 of paragraph A (particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpacketed seeds other than mixtures of seeds) after “Kind” insert–“(In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium shall be indicated)”; and
(b) after item 1 of paragraph B (particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpacketed mixtures of seeds) insert–“
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Where the kinds of constituents are given and this includes x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium.”.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
7th September 2004