
PART 1
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Seed (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 30th June 2010.
(3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
PART 2
2 
The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.
3 
In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “oats” for “in relation to oats” substitute “in relation to oats, red oats and naked oats”.
4 
For Schedule 1, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
5 
In Schedule 4, in paragraph 16(1) (standards of germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant species)—
(a) in the table, in the heading of columns 12 and 13 and in footnote (b) to the table, for “A. ludoviciana, A sterilis”, substitute “Avena sterilis”;
(b) in the table, in the heading of columns 14 and 15, for “Agropyron repens”, substitute “Elytrigia repens”;
(c) in the table, before the entry for ‘Secale cereale’, insert the entry in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and
(d) for footnote (c) to the table, substitute—“
(c) In the case of varieties of Hordeum vulgare which are officially classified as of the “naked barley” type and in the case of varieties of Avena nuda which are officially classified as of the “naked oat” type, the minimum germination standard is 75%. In such cases the official label shall be endorsed ‘minimum germination capacity 75%’.”.
PART 3
6 
The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 are amended in accordance with regulations 7 to 9.
7 
For Schedule 1, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
8 
In Schedule 4—
(a) in paragraph 13 (standards for germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant species), in table II—
(i) before the entry for ‘Sheep’s fescue’, insert—“
Fine leaved sheep’s fescue 75 n/a 85 0.3 2.0
Hard fescue 75 n/a 85 0.3 2.0”
(ii) in column (4) of the entries for ‘Narrow-leaved lupin (Blue lupin)’, ‘White lupin’ and ‘Yellow lupin’, for “98” substitute “98 (c)”; and
(b) in paragraph 14 (standards regarding content of seeds of other plant species)—
(i) in each of tables I and II, in the heading of columns (3) and (4), for “A.ludoviciana and A.sterilis”, substitute “Avena sterilis”;
(ii) in table I, in the heading of columns (11), (12) and (13) and in table II, in the heading of columns (9) and (10), for “Agropyron repens”, substitute “Elytrigia repens”;
(iii) in table II, before the entry for ‘Sheep’s fescue’, insert the entries in Schedule 4 to these Regulations; and
(iv) at table II, in footnote (k) to the table, for “(bitter varieties) the presence of seeds of another colour shall not exceed 4.0%”, substitute “the presence of seeds of another colour shall not exceed 4.0% in bitter lupins and 2.0% in other lupins”.
9 
In Schedule 5, in paragraph 26 (minimum weight of a sample), in the table, for the entry for ‘Sheep’s fescue, including Fine-leaved fescue, Hard fescue’, substitute—“
Fine leaved sheep’s fescue 10 100 30
Hard fescue 10 100 30
Sheep’s fescue 10 100 30”
PART 4
10 
The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are amended in accordance with regulations 11 and 12.
11 
For Schedule 1, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations.
12 
In Schedule 5, in paragraph 24 (minimum weight of a sample), in the table, in column 2 of the entry for ‘Soya bean’, for “25” substitute “30”.
PART 5
13 
The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 are amended in accordance with regulations 14 and 15.
14 
In Schedule 4, in Part II (basic seed, certified seed and standard seed conditions relating to the seeds), after paragraph 2(b) (additional requirements), insert—“
(c) In the case of varieties of Zea mays (Sweet corn – super-sweet types) the required minimum germination capacity is reduced to 80% of pure seed. The official label or the supplier’s label, where appropriate, shall be endorsed ‘minimum germination capacity 80%’.”.
15 
In Schedule 5, in Part II (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample), in the table, in the column headed “Maximum lot weight (tonnes)”—
(a) at the entries for “Broad bean”, “French bean” and “Pea” for “25” substitute “30”; and
(b) at the entry for “Runner beans” for “20” substitute “30”.
RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
3rd June 2010
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 4
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SCHEDULE 1
Regulations 2(1) and 5(1)


Column 1 Column 2
Common Name Latin Name
Barley Hordeum vulgare L.
Durum Wheat Tritucum durum Desf.
Maize, except for popcorn and sweet corn Zea mays L. (partim) except for Zea mays convar. microsperma Koern. and Zea mays convar. saccharata Koern.
Oats and Red oat Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantina K. Koch)
Small naked oat, Hulless oat. Avena nuda. L.
Rye Secale cereale L.
Spelt Wheat Triticum spelta L.
Triticale xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus – hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale
Wheat Triticum aestivum L.”
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 5(c)
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Avena nuda                
 -basic seed 75 75 99 99 4 1 1(a) 0 3 1 0(b) 0 1(f) 0 1 0
 -certified seed 75(c) n/a 98 n/a 10 n/a 7 n/a 7 n/a 0(b) n/a 3(f) n/a 3 n/a
 -certified seed of the first generation 75(c) 75(c) 98 99 10 2 7 1 7 1 0(b) 0 3(f) 1 3 1
 -certified seed of the second generation 75(c) 75(c) 98 99 10 4 7 3 7 2 0(b) 0 3(f) 1 3 1”
SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 7
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SCHEDULE 1
Regulations 2(1) and(2), 5(1), 8(2) and 12(1)


Column 1 Column 2
Common Name Latin Name
Grasses Poaceae (Gramineae)
Alaska brome-grass Bromus sitchensis Trin.
Annual meadowgrass Poa annua L.
Brown top Agrostis capillaris L.
Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata L.
Creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera L.
Festulolium xFestulolium Asch. & Graebn. – Hybrids resulting from crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium
Fine leaved sheep’s fescue Festuca filiformis Pourr.
Hard fescue Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina
Sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina L.
Hybrid ryegrass Lolium x boucheanum Kunth
Italian ryegrass (including Westerwolds ryegrass) Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Meadow fescue Festuca pratensis Huds.
Perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne L.
Red fescue (including Chewings fescue) Festuca rubra L.
Red top Agrostis gigantea Roth
Rescue grass Bromus catharticus Vahl.
Rough-stalked meadowgrass Poa trivialis L.
Small Timothy Phleum nodosum L.
Smooth-stalked meadowgrass Poa pratensis L.
Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea Schreber
Tall oatgrass Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl
Timothy Phleum pratense L.
Velvet bent Agrostis canina L.
Wood meadowgrass Poa nemoralis L.
Legumes Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Alsike clover Trifolium hybridum L.
Birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus L.
Common vetch Vicia sativa L.
Field bean Vicia faba L. (partim)
Field pea Pisum sativum L. (partim)
Hairy vetch Vicia villosa Roth
Hungarian vetch Vicia pannonica Crantz
Lucerne Medicago sativa L.
Sand lucerne Medicago x varia T. Martyn
Narrow-leaved lupin (Blue lupin) Lupinus angustifolius L.
Red clover Trifolium pratense L.
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
Trefoil, Black medick Medicago lupulina L.
White clover Trifolium repens L.
White lupin Lupinus albus L.
Yellow lupin Lupinus luteus L.
Others 
Fodder kale Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.) Alef. var. medullosa Thell. + var. varidis L.
Fodder radish Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers.
Swede Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.
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SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 8(b)(iii)
“
Fine leaved sheep’s fescue 30 0 0(c) 2 5 5 0.3 5 0.5 n/a n/a 20(a) 1.0 n/a
Hard fescue 30 0 0(c) 2 5 5 0.3 5 0.5 n/a n/a 20(a) 1.0 n/a”
SCHEDULE 5
Regulation 11
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SCHEDULE 1
Regulations 2(1) and 5(1)


Column 1 Column 2
Common Name Latin Name
Black mustard Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Brown mustard Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
Hemp Cannabis sativa L.
Flax Linum usitatissimum L.
Linseed Linum usitatissimum L.
Soya bean Glycine max (L.) Merr.
Sunflower Helianthus annus L.
Swede rape Brassica napus L. (partim)
Turnip rape Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs
White mustard Sinapis alba L.

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