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Seed Testing Conference. 



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declaration based on a test carried out at a non-licensed station 

 will be illegal. 



For the purpose of allowing a certain amount of elasticity to 

 the requirements under the Act, the Ministry is authorised to 

 issue Kegulations with regard to details. The first set of 

 Draft Eegulations has now been prepared in consultation with 

 all the interests concerned. These Eegulations prescribe: — 



(1) The Seeds to which the Act shall apply. 



(2) The particulars to be given in the case of a sale or 

 exposure for sale of seeds and seed potatoes. 



(3) The Injurious Weed Seeds to which the Act shall apply. 



(4) The method in which Samples must be taken for the 

 purpose of testing. 



(5) The Form of Certificate to be issued by the Official 

 Seed Testing Station. 



(6) The authorised ^linimum Percentage of Germination 

 which, in the case of certain kinds of seeds, may be 

 declared instead of the actual percentage of germination. 



(7) The limits of variation in respect of the percentage of 

 germination and of the percentage of purity which are 

 permitted for the purpose of any legal proceedinos on a 

 contract for the sale of seeds. 



(8) Various other matters which, under the Act. have to 

 be prescribed. 



The main provisions of the Draft Eegulations, which will 

 remain in draft form for a period of 40 days from 10th June, 

 after which they will be made and presented to both Houses of 

 Parliament, are given at p. 370. 



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The Third International Seed Testing Conference was held 

 at Copenhagen during the week ending Tilth June. Seventeen 

 Seed Testin countries were represented, chiefly by the 

 Conference &t Oivectom of Official Seed Testing Stations, 

 p , and four delegates were present on behalf 



^ ' ^ * of Great Britain. The papers discussed 

 dealt in the main with purely technical questions, but some 

 of the proceedings were devoted to questions of the control of 

 seed supply, both legislative and voluntary. Sir Lawrence 

 Weaver communicated a paper on The British Seeds Act. 

 .1920, and at the close of the Congress moved the following 

 resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: — 



(1) That an Association of Offirial Seed Analysts and 

 Seed Control Organisations of Europe be formed. 



