Citation, commencement and extent

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st January 2018.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005

2.-(1) The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005(2) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of "the Fodder Plant Seed Directive" substitute-

""the Fodder Plant Seed Directive" means Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(3);".

(3) In schedule 1 (species of seed to which the regulations apply), in the entry in column 2 of the table (Latin name), corresponding to the entry for "Hybrid ryegrass" in column 1 (common name), for "Lolium x boucheanum Kunth" substitute "Lolium x hybridum Hausskn".

Amendment of the Seed (Fees etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

3.-(1) The Seed (Fees etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(4) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In schedule 2 (fees for matters relating to the 2016 regulations), for paragraph B(ii) of the table (licensed seed testing stations), substitute-

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the following Regulations-

• the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (the "Fodder Plant Seed Regulations"); and

• the Seed (Fees etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (the "Fees Regulations 2017").

They transpose, in part, Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (OJ L 327, 2.12.2016, p.59). Article 1(1)(a) and (2) are transposed by regulation 2(3), which amends schedule 1 (species of seed to which the regulations apply) of the Fodder Plant Seed Regulations to update the botanical name for hybrid ryegrass from Lolium x boucheanum Kunth to Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/478 (OJ L 73, 18.3.2017, p.29) releases the United Kingdom from the obligation to transpose article 1(1)(b), (c) and (3) into domestic law.

Regulation 3(2) amends schedule 2 of the Fees Regulations 2017. The Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 had prescribed a fee of £7.63, payable by a licensed seed testing station in respect of an official examination of seed. The Fees Regulations 2017 revoked and replaced those Regulations and reduced the applicable fee to £7.50. Regulation 3(2) amends this, reinstating the fee at £7.63.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.