1920.] 



Seed Potato Regulations. 



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In response to certain potato dealers' expressions of difficulty 

 in correlating the various Regulations concerning the use and 



distribution of seed potatoes, the following 

 Seed Potato u u a 



Regulations. summary has been prepared :- 



hi the first place, dealers in potatoes of 

 any kind must obtain a certificate of registration as a dealer, 

 wholesale or retail, as the case may be, from the Ministry of 

 Food. (The Potatoes Order, 191 9, issued by the Ministry of 

 Food.*) 



In the case of any Sale, dealers must correctly declare to the 

 purchaser on the invoice, sale note, or label, the variety, class, 

 and size of dressing of the seed potatoes sold. With regard to 

 the " class," Class i comprises Scotch and Irish seed ; Class 2, 

 seed once grown ; and Class 3, seed twice grown from Scotland 

 or Ireland. (The Seed Potato Order, 1918, issued by the 

 Ministry of Food.f ) 



In the case of a purchase of Seed from Ireland, dealers must 

 buy only from a holder of a licence issued by the Department 

 of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland and 

 request the seller to see that the consignment is accompanied 

 by a certificate issued by the Department to the effect that the 

 potatoes have been inspected and passed as sound. (The 

 Potatoes (Export from Ireland) Order, 191 9, issued by the 

 Ministry of Food.) 



In the case of a purchase of Seed from Scotland, dealers must 

 obtain from the grower a declaration that Wart Disease has not 

 occurred on the farm from which the seed is coming, and from 

 the Board of Agriculture for Scotland, not more than seven 

 days before the potatoes are consigned, a certificate that 

 Wart Disease has not occurred, either on the farm, or within 

 one mile of the farm. So that the delivery of seed potatoes 

 may not be delayed, it will be sufficient if the loader rather 

 than the purchaser obtains both declaration and certificate, 

 provided that the loader declares in writing to the purchaser 

 on the invoice that he holds these documents. (The \\'art 

 Disease of Potatoes (Scottish Seed Potatoes) Order, 191 9, issued 

 by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. J) 



In the case of a Sale of Immune Varieties for planting within 

 an Infected Area, if the dealer holds stocks of seed potatoes from 

 crops which were inspected whilst growing and certified by the 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Board of Agriculture 



* See this Journal, December, 1919, p. 946. 

 + „ „ January, 191 9, p. 1235. 



: „ „ „ AprU. 1919, p. 106. 



