SEEDS (Scotland) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1944, Dated JUNE 1, 1944, Made by the Secretary of State FOR SCOTLAND UNDER THE SEEDS ACT, 1920 (10 & 11 GEO. 5. C. 54).
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1944/668 |
| Year | 1944 |
1944 No. 668 (S. 35)
SEEDS
THE SEEDS (SCOTLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1944, DATED JUNE 1, 1944, MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND UNDER THE SEEDS ACT, 1920 (10 & 11 GEO. 5. C. 54).The Secretary of State for Scotland by virtue, and in exercise of the powers vested in him under the Seeds Act, 1920, and of every other power enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representatives of the interests concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1. The particulars to be stated in the case of a sale or exposure for sale of seed potatoes as required by Section 1 of the Seeds Act, 1920, are as follows:—
(a) the name and address of the seller; and
(b) a statement as to the class of the seed potatoes, that is, whether they are—
Certified (Scotch)
Certified (Northern Ireland)
Certified (Eire) or
Uncertified (Scotch)
(c) in the case of seed potatoes of any of the following classes, namely, Certified (Scotch), Certified (Northern Ireland), Certified (Eire), a statement of the reference letters and number of the relative certificate; and
(d) a statement of the variety, size and dressing.
2. For the purposes of these Regulations—
(1) (a) "Certified (Scotch)", "Certified (Northern Ireland)", and "Certified (Eire)" mean respectively seed potatoes obtained from crops grown in Scotland, Northern Ireland, or Eire, as the case may be, which crops were certified under the scheme for the inspection of growing crops of potatoes authorised by the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Ministry of Agriculture for Northern Ireland or the Department of Agriculture for Eire as the case may be, which is for the time being in force, and the expression "certificate" means a certificate under the appropriate scheme;
(b) "Uncertified (Scotch)" means any other seed potatoes obtained from crops grown in Scotland;
(2) "variety" shall not be held to be incorrectly stated if the statement is true in respect of 97 per cent. of the total quantity sold or exposed for sale; provided that if the potatoes are of mixed varieties a statement to that effect shall be sufficient;
(3) a statement of "size and dressing" shall mean a statement of the sizes of the meshes...
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