Cereal Seed (Wales) and Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (W.S.I. No. 3250 (W. 294) of 2006)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES S TAT U T O RY I N S T R U M E N T S 2006 No. 3250 (W.294) SEEDS, WALES The Cereal Seed (Wales) and Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations implement Commission Directive 2006/55/EC of 12 June 2006 amending Annex III to Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards the maximum weight of seed lots (O.J. No. L 159, 13.6.2006, p.13). They amend the Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3036 (W. 224)) to increase the maximum weight of a seed lot of species of cereal seed, except for maize, from 25 to 30 tonnes. They also make a consequential amendment to the Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1207 (W. 79)) to ensure that, where more than 50% of a seed lot comprising a mixture of fodder plant seed and seed for which the maximum weight of a seed lot is increased by these Regulations to 30 tonnes, the maximum weight of the mixed seed lot is also 30 tonnes. A Regulatory Appraisal has been prepared for these Regulations. Copies are available from the Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ. CYNULLIAD CENEDLAETHOL CYMRU O F F E RY N N A U S TAT U D O L 2006 Rhif 3250 (Cy.294) HADAU, CYMRU Rheoliadau Hadau Ŷd (Cymru) a Hadau Planhigion Porthiant (Cymru) (Diwygio) 2006 NODYN ESBONIADOL (Nid yw'r nodyn hwn yn rhan o'r Rheoliadau.) Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn gweithredu Cyfarwyddeb y Comisiwn 2006/55/EC ar 12 Mehefin 2006 sy'n diwygio Atodiad III i Gyfarwyddeb y Cyngor 66/402/EEC o ran mwyafswm pwysau lotiau hadau (O.J. Rhif L 159, 13.6.2006, t.13). Maent yn diwygio Rheoliadau Hadau Ŷd (Cymru) 2005 (O.S. 2005/3036 (Cy. 224)) i gynyddu mwyafswm pwysau lot hadau o rywogaeth o hadau ŷd, ac eithrio indrawn, o 25 tunnell i 30 tunnell. Maent hefyd yn gwneud diwygiad canlyniadol i Reoliadau Hadau Planhigion Porthiant (Cymru) 2005 (O.S. 2005/1207 (Cy. 79)) i sicrhau, lle mae mwy na 50% o lot hadau sy'n cynnwys cymysgedd o hadau planhigion porthiant a hadau y cynyddir y mwyafswm pwysau lot hadau ar eu cyfer gan y Rheoliadau hyn i 30 tunnell, bod mwyafswm pwysau y lot hadau cymysg hefyd yn 30 tunnell. Paratowyd Arfarniad Rheoliadol ar gyfer y Rheoliadau hyn. Gellir cael copïau oddi wrth yr Adran Amgylchedd, Cynllunio a Chefn Gwlad, Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, Parc Cathays, Caerdydd CF10 3NQ. 1 O F F E RY N N A U S TAT U D O L 2006 Rhif 3250 (Cy.294) HADAU, CYMRU Rheoliadau Hadau Yd (Cymru) a Hadau Planhigion Porthiant (Cymru) (Diwygio) 2006 Wedi'u gwneud 5 Rhagfyr 2006 Yn dod i rym 20 Rhagfyr 2006 Mae Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru yn gwneud y Rheoliadau canlynol drwy arfer y pwerau a roddwyd gan adran 16(1), (1A), (3) a (4) o Ddeddf Amrywogaethau a Hadau Planhigion 1964(1) ac sydd bellach wedi'u breinio ynddo(2). Yn unol ag adran 16(1) o'r Ddeddf honno mae wedi ymgynghori â chynrychiolwyr y buddiannau hynny y mae'n ymddangos iddo yr effeithir arnynt. Enwi, cychwyn a chymhwyso 1.-(1) Enw'r Rheoliadau hyn yw Rheoliadau Hadau Ŷd (Cymru) a Hadau Planhigion Porthiant (Cymru) (Diwygio) 2006. (2) Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn dod i rym ar 20 Rhagfyr 2006. (3) Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn gymwys o ran Cymru. Diwygio Rheoliadau Hadau Ŷd (Cymru) 2005 2.-(1) Diwygir Rheoliadau Hadau Ŷd (Cymru) 2005(3) fel a ganlyn. S TAT U T O RY I N S T R U M E N T S 2006 No. 3250 (W.294) SEEDS, WALES The Cereal Seed (Wales) and Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 Made 5 December 2006 Coming into force 20 December 2006 The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1), (1A), (3) and (4) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964(1) and now vested in it(2). In accordance with section 16(1) of that Act it has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned. Title, commencement and application 1.-(1) The title of these Regulations is the Cereal Seed (Wales) and Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006. (2) These Regulations come into force on 20 December 2006. (3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales. Amendment of the Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 2.-(1) The Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005(3) are amended as follows. (1) 1964 p.14; diwygiwyd adran 16 gan adran 4(1) o Ddeddf y Cymunedau Ewropeaidd 1972 (p. 68), a pharagraff 5(1), (2) a (3) o Atodlen 4 iddi), O.S. 1977/1112, ac adran 2 o Ddeddf Amaeth 1986 (p.49); gweler adran 38(1) i gael diffiniad o "the Minister". (2) O dan Orchymyn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (Trosglwyddo Swyddogaethau) 1999 (O.S. 1999/672), trosglwyddwyd swyddogaethau'r Gweinidog Amaeth, Pysgodfeydd a Bwyd o dan Ddeddf Amrywogaethau a Hadau Planhigion 1964 a gafodd eu trosglwyddo i'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol gan Orchymyn Trosglwyddo Swyddogaethau (Cymru) (Rhif 1) 1978 (O.S. 1978/272, i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru. (3) O.S. 2005/3036 (Cy. 224). 2 (1) 1964 c.14; section 16 was amended by section 4(1) of, and paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 4 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), S.I. 1977/1112 and section 2 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (c.49); see section 38(1) for a definition of "the Minister". (2) Under the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 which were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.. (3) S.I. 2005/3036 (W. 224). (2) Yng ngholofn 3 o'r Tabl yn Atodlen 7 (pwysau lotiau a samplau), yn lle "25", pa le bynnag yr ymddengys, rhodder "30". Diwygio Rheoliadau Hadau Planhigion Porthiant (Cymru) 2005 3.-(1) Diwygir Rheoliadau Hadau Planhigion Porthiant (Cymru) 2005(1) fel a ganlyn. (2) Yn rheoliad 23(3) (samplu), ychwaneger ar y diwedd "; (c) where more than 50% of the mixture consists of a species of seed for which the maximum weight of a seed lot prescribed in seed regulations is 30 tonnes, the maximum weight of the seed lot must be 30 tonnes.". Llofnodwyd ar ran Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998(1) 5 Rhagfyr 2006 Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol (2) In column 3 of the Table in Schedule 7 (lot and sample weights), for "25", wherever occurring, substitute "30". Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 3.-(1) The Fodder Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005(1) are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 23(3) (sampling), at the end, add "; (c) where more than 50% of the mixture consists of a species of seed for which the maximum weight of a seed lot prescribed in seed regulations is 30 tonnes, the maximum weight of the seed lot must be 30 tonnes.". Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(1) 5 December 2006 The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly (1) S.I. 2005/1207 (W. 79). (2) 1998 c.38. 3 (1) O.S. 2005/1207 (Cy. 79). (2) 1998 p.38. D. Elis-Thomas £3.00 W431/12/06 ON