
2008 No. 560
Plant Health
The Seed Potatoes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made 25th February 2008
Laid before Parliament 5th March 2008
Coming into force 6th April 2008

The Secretary of State, in whom the powers conferred by section 16(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 are now vested, makes the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.

In accordance with that section, the Secretary of State has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to the Secretary of State to be concerned with the following Regulations.
Title and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 6th April 2008.
Amendments
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(1) The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 3, in Group IV of Part II and in Group IV of Part III—
(a) in column 1, under “Common Scab (Streptomyces species)” for “one-quarter” substitute “one-third”; and
(b) in column 2, replace the figure opposite “Common Scab (Streptomyces species)” with “5.0%”.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
25th February 2008