Seeds (EEC) General Licence 1973
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1973/1032 |
| Year | 1973 |
1973 No. 1032
SEEDS
The Seeds (EEC) General Licence 19738thJune 1973
1stJuly 1973
Whereas the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is satisfied that the circumstances connected with the sale or exposure for sale of the seeds described in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter called "the said seeds") in containers labelled and sealed with the official labels and seals of the European Economic Community are such that compliance with the provisions of section 1 of the Seeds Act 1920(a), as amended by section 12 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954(b) and section 24 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1963(c), cannot reasonably be enforced and that an exemption should be granted so as to apply generally to all persons as regards such provisions in relation to such sales or exposure for sale of the said seeds.
Now the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in exercise of the powers vested in him by section 1(7) of the Seeds Act 1920, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and in accordance with Regulation 9 of the Seeds Regulations 1961(d) hereby grants the following licence:—
1. This licence which may be cited as the Seeds (EEC) General Licence 1973 shall come into operation on 1st July 1973 and shall cease to have effect on 30th June 1974.
2. On the sale or exposure for sale of the said seeds in containers labelled and sealed with the official labels and seals of the European Economic Community the seller is hereby exempted from compliance with the provisions of section 1 of the Seeds Act 1920.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 8th June 1973.
Joseph Godber, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
(L.S.)
THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO
The seeds of the following kinds:—Barley, maize, oats, rye, wheat, cocksfoot, meadow fescue, red fescue, tall fescue, meadow foxtail, smooth-stalked meadowgrass, rough-stalked meadowgrass, hybrid ryegrass, Italian ryegrass, perennial ryegrass, Westerwolds ryegrass, timothy, birdsfoot trefoil, alsike clover, crimson clover, red clover, white clover, lucerne, sainfoin, field pea, field (horse or tic) bean, fodder kale, mustard (black, brown or white), fodder...
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