The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2014
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2014/111 |
2014No. 111
PLANT HEALTH
The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2014
23rdApril2014
25thApril2014
26thMay2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for the references in these Regulations to Annex II to Council Directive 2008/72/ECon the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed( 2) to be construed as references to Annex II to that instrument as amended from time to time.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 26th May 2014.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendments to the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995
2. The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995( 3) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.
Amendment of regulation 2
3. In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)-
(a) omit the definition of "Directive 92/33/EEC"; and(b) after the definition of "Directive 93/61/EEC", insert-""Directive 2008/72/EC" means Council Directive 2008/72/ECon the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed;".
Amendment of regulation 3
4. In regulation 3(1) (plant material to which the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995 apply) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute-
"(a) plant material of the genera and species set out in Annex II, as amended from time to time, to Directive 2008/72/ECand their hybrids; and(b) rootstocks and other parts of plants of other genera or species and their hybrids if plant material of a genus or species set out in Annex II, as amended from time to time, to Directive 2008/72/ECor of a hybrid of such a genus or species is or is to be grafted on to them.".Amendment of regulation 5
5. In regulation 5(d)(ii) (quality requirements for plant material), for "92/33/EEC" substitute "2008/72/EC".
Offences by bodies corporate, Scottish partnerships and unincorporated associations
6. After regulation 13 (offences), insert-
"Offences by bodies...
To continue reading
Request your trial