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Statutory Instruments
PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS
Made
8th April 1998
Laid before Parliament
9th April 1998
Coming into force
8th May 1998
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 9(2) and 48(1) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997(1), after consultation with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of persons likely to be substantially affected, hereby make the following Order:-
1. This Order may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specification of Species and Groups) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th May 1998.
2. The species and groups listed in the Schedule to this Order are specified for the purposes of section 9(2) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997.
Donoughue
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
7th April 1998
Sewel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
8th April 1998
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
7th April 1998
Dubs
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office
8th April 1998
(article 2)
| Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Fodder plants | |
| Cicer arietinum L. | Chickpea milkvetch |
| Lupinus luteus L. | Yellow lupin |
| Medicago sativa L. | Lucerne |
| Pisum sativum L. (partim) | Field pea |
| Trifolium alexandrinum L. | Berseem/Egyptian clover |
| Trifolium resupinatum L. | Persian clover |
| Vicia faba | Field bean |
| Vicia sativa L. | Common vetch |
| Cereals | |
| Avena sativa | Oats |
| Hordeum vulgare L. | Barley |
| Oryza sativa L. | Rice |
| Phalaris canariensis L. | Canary grass |
| Secale cereale L. | Rye |
| X Triticosecale Wittm. | Triticale |
| Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori et Paol.Wheat | |
| Triticum durum Desf. | Durum wheat |
| Triticum spelta L. | Spelt wheat |
| Potatoes | |
| Solanum tuberosum | Potatoes |
| Oil and fibre plants | |
| Brassica napus L. (partim) | Swede rape |
| Brassica rapa L. (partim) | Turnip rape |
| Linum usitatissimum | Linseed with the exclusion of flax |
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Order specifies species and groups for the purposes of section 9(2) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (article 2 and the Schedule).
Section 9(1) of the Act, which sets out the arrangements relating to farm saved seed, only applies to species and groups which have been specified for the purposes of section 9(2).
A Regulatory Appraisal has been prepared and a copy has been placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, White House Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0LF.
1997 c. 66; see section 49(1) for a definition of "the Ministers".
