
2009 No. 384
Seeds
The Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (revoked)
Made 25th November 2009
Coming into operation 31st December 2009
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PART 1 General
Citation and commencement
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General interpretation
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Definition of marketing
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Seed to which these Regulations apply
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PART 2 Procedures relating to the official certification of seed
Entry of seed lots
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Entry of crop
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Field inspection of crops
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Lodging of field inspection reports and similar documents
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Re-grading of crops
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Seed testing
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Lodging of seed test reports
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Re-grading of seed
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Withdrawals
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PART 3 Control of beet seed
Marketing of seed
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Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed
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Marketing of officially certified early movement seed
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Exception for scientific purposes and selection work
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Exception for test and trials
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Exception for conservation varieties
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General exemptions
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Sampling
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Packaging
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Sealing of packages
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Labelling of packages
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PART 4 Miscellaneous and supplemental provisions
Civil liability of sellers of seeds
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Arrangements for official measures
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Fees
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Index of defined words and expressions
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Revocations and transitional provisions
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SCHEDULE 1
INTERPRETATION
Regulations 2(5) and 24(15) and Schedule 10
PART 1 Meaning of pre-basic seed and similar expressions
Pre-basic seed
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UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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Third country officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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Officially certified pre-basic seed
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PART 2 Meaning of basic seed and similar expressions
Basic seed
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UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
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EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
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Third country officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
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Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
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UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety
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EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety
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UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
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EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
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Third country officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
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Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
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UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
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EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
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Officially certified basic seed
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PART 3 Meaning of CS seed and similar expressions
CS seed
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UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
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EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
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Third country officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
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Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
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UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety
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EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety
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Officially certified CS seed
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Early multiplication
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PART 4 Meaning of expressions relating to imported not finally certified seed
Not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State
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Not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State
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Not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State
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Not finally certified CS seed harvested in an equivalent third country
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SCHEDULE 2
SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY
Regulation 4(1)
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SCHEDULE 3
CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED TO BE HARVESTED
Regulations 2(1), 7(8) to (10), (11),(12),(13)(b), (15)(c) and 18(a), 9(3) and 9(4)(c),10(15)(a),12(4)(f), 13(1)(b) andparagraphs 2(3)9a), 6(3)(a),10(3)(a),14(3)(a), 16(3)(a), 20(3)(a),24(3)(a), 28(3)(a) and31(2)(a) of Schedule 1.
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SCHEDULE 4
CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED
Regulations 2(1), 7(8) to (12), (13)(b), (15)(c) and (18)(b), 9(3),(4)(c) and (6) to (13), (15)(a), 12(3) and 12(4)(f) to (h), 13(1)(b) and (c), paragraphs 2(3)(a), 6(3)(a), 10(3)(a), 14(3)(a), 16(3)(a), 20(3)(a), 24(3)(a), 28(3)(a), and 31(2)(a) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 9(1) and (2) and 10 of Schedule 3
PART 1 Conditions to be examined mainly by field inspections
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PART 2 Conditions to be examined by seed testing
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PART 3 Other conditions
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PART 4 General provisions
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SCHEDULE 5
RE-GRADING OF SEED
Regulations 12(1) and 21(1)(b)

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SCHEDULE 6
CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED
Regulation 14(1)
Breeder’s seed
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Pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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Basic seed of a listed variety
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CS seed of a listed variety
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Early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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Early movement basic seed of a listed variety
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Early movement CS seed of a listed variety
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Basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
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Early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
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SCHEDULE 7
LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS
Regulations 2(1), 21(3), (4),(5) and 25(7)

SCHEDULE 8
LABELLING
Regulations 24(3)(b), (4), (5)(a), (6)(a), (7)(a) and (8)(a)
PART 1 Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpackaged seed (loose sales)
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PART 2 Labelling of packages of breeder’s seed
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PART 3 Labelling of packages of officially certified pre-basic seed
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PART 4 Labelling of packages of officially certified basic and CS seed
Official label for a package of officially certified basic or CS seed
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Supplier’s label for a small EC package of basic or CS seed
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PART 5 Labelling of packages of test and trial seed
Official label for a package of test and trial seed
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PART 6 Labelling of packages of seed of a conservation variety
Supplier’s label or notice for a package of seed of a conservation variety
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SCHEDULE 9
LIMITS OF VARIATION
Regulation 25(2)

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SCHEDULE 10
INDEX OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS USED IN THESE REGULATIONS
Regulation 28

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