Seeds and Plant (Quality Declared Seed) Regulations

Part JJ-ELIGIBILITY OF VARIETY FOR QUALITY DECLARED SEED

Part JII-REGISTRATION OF QUALITY DECLARED SEED PRODUCER

Application for registration

DN we Requirements for registration for production of quality declared seed Consideration of application for registration for quality declared seed production

Part [V-Quatity DECLARED SEED PRODUCTION

SHEDULES SCHEDULE 1-Currency Point SCHEDULE 2-Eligible Crops Under Quality Declared Seed SCHEDULE 3-Forms SCHEDULE 4-Fees SCHEDULE 5-Seed Crops Field Inspection Standsards for Quality SCHEDULE 6-Laboratory Seed Testing Standard Declared Seed

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2020 No. 5.

The Seeds and Plant (Quality Declared Seed) Regulations, 2020 (Under section 28 of the Seeds and Plant Act, 2007)

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on the Minister responsible for agriculture by section 28 of the Seeds and Plant Act, 2007, these Regulations are made this 31* day of December, 2019.

These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds and Plant (Quality Declared Seed) Regulations, 2020.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

"inert matter' means seed units and all other matter and structures not defined as pure seed or other seeds;

i "local variety" means a variety that has evolved over a period under agro ecological conditions of a defined area;

National Seed Certification Service;

'National Variety List' means a list of varieties released by the National Variety Release Committee and which varieties are eligible for multiplication;

producer (1) A person who intends to register as a quality declared seed producer shall apply, through the district agricultural officer, to the National Seed Certification Service.

declared seed A person shall be registered as a quality declared seed producer where he or she meets the following requirements-

declared production (1) The National Seed Certification Service shall, on receipt of an application under regulation 5, review the application within fourteen days and on satisfaction that the application meets the requirements, issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in as prescribed in Form QDS R2 in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

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A seed analyst shall test seed samples, for the purpose of certification, in the National Seed Testing Laboratory in accordance with section 13 of the Act.

A seed analyst shall retain and store seed samples in the National Seed Testing Laboratory, under optimum storage conditions, for at least twelve months from the date the test result certificate is issued.

Any person who with intent to defraud gives false information to a seed inspector or seed analyst commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding six currency points or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or both the fine and imprisonment.

Any person who obstructs or interferes with or fails to comply with any lawful order given by a seed inspector in execution of his powers or duties under these Regulations commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding six currency points or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or both the fine and imprisonment.

these Regulations commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding ninety-six currency points cr to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or both the fine and imprisonment SHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 - CURRENCY POINT

Regulation 2

A currency point is equivalent to twenty thousand shillings

SCHEDULE 2

ELIGIBLE CROPS UNDER QUALITY DECLARED SEED

Regulation 3 (2)

CEREALS Finger Millet Eleusine coracana L. Pearl Millet Penisetum glaucum L. Wheat (OPV) Triticum aestivum L Barley Hordeum vulgare L.

PULSES Beans Phaseolus vulgaris L. Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan L Cowpeas Vigna unguiculate L Green gram Vigna radiata L

OIL CROPS Groundnuts Archis hypogaea L. Soybean Glycine max L. Sesame Sesame indicum L

ROOT AND TUBER CROPS

Cassava ss Mannihot esculenta Sweet Potato wee Impomea batatus

SCHEDULE 3 FORMS FORM QDS R1

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A QUALITY DECLARED SEED PRODUCER

Regulation 4 (2)

The National Seed Certification Service

Years of experience as a SCCd ZTOWET............ceceececececcececececeeeceeeeeseeees I/We wish to apply for a license to produce certified seed as indicated below - I/We has/have not been a seed grower in the past and I/We has/have adequate storage facilities to handle the resultant seed. If you have been a seed grower before, what was your grower's number?..........- The ficld where I intend to grow the seed crop was previously under (give its cropping history for the last three seasons or years) ...... crops/

Do you have adequate isolation? Yes/No* Do you have adequate labor to carry out all farm operations timely? Yes/No* Are you aware that only seed that meets the minimum standards shall be accepted as certified seed? Yes/No* Note: If this application is successful, you will be required to furnish the details of the crop in Form QDS R 3

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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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Registration Number...............ssseeeeeee Reason for rejection............

FORM QDS R2

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AS A QUALITY ECLARED SEED PRODUCER

Regulation 6 (1)

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For the category of (i) Agricultural Crops

Note: If your annual renewal is not done for one year, you shall lose your status and shall have to reapply.

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Regulation 9

FORM QDS R3 SEED CROP DECLARARTION FORM

To: National Seed Certification Service

Name of Quality Declared Seed Producer

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Farm on which crops (every crop regardless of size) must be mentioned separately. (A crop field is where planting was completed within 5 days). Attach Planting Return including name of all members who planted seed.

Crop Varicty Source of Basic seed/ Total area planted/acres With evidence

Note: The table include the summary from planting return

Seed Rate per acre kg/bags for potato or cassava cuttings

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"Delete what is not applicable

FORMS QDS R4

NOTIFICATION OF QUALITY DECLARED SEED CROP FOR FIELD INSPECTION

Regulation 8 (6)

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FORM QDS RS

FIELD INSPECTION REPORT Regulation 11 (1)

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FORM QDS R6

FINAL FIELD INSPECTION REPORT

Regulation 10 (2)

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Parameters I* Inspection | 2TM Inspection Total No./%

Off types

Disease

Weeds

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Others (specify)

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The crop is approved/rejected*

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* Delete whichever is not applicable

FORM QDS R7

APPLICATION FOR SEED SAMPLING

Regulation 14(2)

of issue

Kg

FORM QDS R8

OFFICIAL SEED SAMPLE ANALYSIS FORM

Regulation 15 (1)

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FORM QDS R9A A-

OFFICIAL SEED TEST RESULTS CERTIFICATE Regulation 16 (1)

TEST NUM- Date Received: BER

Lot Number:

Crop species and Variety: Weight of Lot:

Country of Origin: (As stated by Seed Inspector) RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS

PxG PURITY GERMINATION CAPACITY (G) 100 ms lineii Weed Other | y, Teshun: c: Freshun - | Re- is-

Seeds ated der ure

% % % % Days |} % | Days|% 1% % % % %'o

* incl PRRUEREDTE Tiwne %© ab abnormal sprouts of whic i h ...... ......% broken germ s

NOTE: Marketable/Not marketable

Special Test

National Seed Testing Laboratory

Copies to:

Merchant

Any inquiries concerning this test must quote the test number

FORM QDS R 9B

PRIVATE SEED TEST REPORT

Regulation 16 (3)

Date Received: Be NUM: Lot Number: | Crop species and Variety: Weight of Lot: Country of Origin: (As stated by Sender)

RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS

BxG PURITY GERMINATION CAPACITY (G) 100

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% % % " Days |% Days |% * % % % %

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NOTE: For Own Use

Official Seed Tester

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Special Test

National Seed Testing Laboratory Copies to:

Any inquiries concerning this test must quote the test number

SCHEDULE 4

PRESCRIBED FEES FOR NAT IONAL SEED CERTIFICATION SERVICE

I Re- inspection on Crops under Re- inspection duc to. re Minimum appeal per seed field Certification a ot acre for Field

per Field Min Max Min Max Min. Max. Sorghum 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Irish Potatoes 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Rice 1.000 12,000 10,000 12.000 10,000 12,000 Wheat 1000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Barley 1000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Beans 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Green gram 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Pigeon pea 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Groundnuts 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Cowpeas 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Soybean 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Finger millet 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 Sesame 1,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 12,000

Crops under Sampling Labesinig Re- sampling of Seed Re- Sealing per Certification & per lot Sealing per lot per lot lot

Min. Max. Sorghum 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Finger Millet 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Rice 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Potatoes 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Beans 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Green gram 5,000 5.000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Pigeon pea 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Groundnuts 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Cowpea 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

Soybean 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5.000

Sesame 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

lot

Crops under Purity, Germi-|Re-Sampling | Seed Health Certification nation & mois- | &Re-Testing ture content per

Sorghum 6,000 5,000 5,000 Finger Millet 6,000 5,000 5,000 Rice 6,000 5,000 5,000 Irish Potatoes 6,000 5,000 5,000 Beans 6.000 5,000 5,000 Green gram 6,000 5.000 5,000 Pigeon pea 6,000 5,000 5,000 Groundnuts 6,000 5,000 5,000 Soybean 6,000 5,000 5,000 Sesame 6,000 5,000 5,000

Registration fees 1000.000 Renewal fees 200.000

SCHEDULE 5 Regulation 10

SEED CROPS FIELD INSPECTION STANDARDS

A. FIELD INSPECTION STANDARDS FOR SEED CROPS

Land rotations, minimum isolation and maximum off-types permissible

Crop Species Land rotation Minimum Isola- | off-types (seasons) tion (m) Cereals Maximum number per 10,000 plants

Sorghum | 100 20

Rice ] 3 10 Finger millet ! 3 10 Wheat 1 3 I Barley 1 4 6 Pulses

Beans ] 3 5

Cowpeas 1 3 5 Green gram | 3 5 Pigeon peas 1 10 15

Oil seed crops Maximum number per 1,000 plants

Soybean 1 3 5

Groundnut 1 3 5

Sesame 2 10 5 Root and Tuber Crops

Cassava 2 100 20

Potato 3 5 10

Sweet Potato 2 5 10

B. FIELD INSPECTION STANDARS FOR VEGETATIVELY PROPAGATED CROPS

I. Sweet potato

Plant Quality Standard

Vine length 25 cm Tolerance for other varictics (varietal 2%

purity) Tolerances for pests and diseases

Root knot nematodes (RKNs) 1%

Scurf 0% Black rot 0.5 %

Wireworms 10%

wilt 0.5% SSR-Pox] 10% Mosaic and stunting virus 1% Sweet potato weevil None Other virus (e.g. purpling ofold leaves, 5%

chlorotic spots, vein clearing) Storage rot None

Leaf curl (SPLCV) (1) %

II. Potato

Disease tolerance (Field inspection)

Defect Tolerance Incorrect variety 1% Leaf roll (virus) 5%

Severe mosaic (virus) 5% Total severe virus (leaf roll + severe mosaic) 10% Mild mosaic (virus) 10%

Total virus 10% Blackleg 2% Bacterial wilt nil

III. Tuber inspection tolerance (Post harvest Inspection)

Disease/pest Individual Group toler- tolerance ance Wart disease (Synchytrium endobioticum | nil nil

Blight (Phytophthora infestans) 1% 5%

Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea | 1% 8%

Tuber necrosis caused by strains of PVY | 0.5% 0.5% Soil 2% 2% Off-type - Tuber seed from field 1% 1% Off-type - Minituber and microtuber nil nil

"IV, Cassava

Disease Tolerance Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) 0 plants Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) 0 plants Bacterial Blight (X. manihotis) 0 plants Root rot 0 plants Diplodia 0 plants

SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 16 (2)

LABORATORY SEED TESTING STANDARDS FOR QDS

(PHYSICAL PURITY, GERMINATION, MOISTURE CONTENT)

Minimum Minimum F F Species Physical Purity | Germination (%) (%) Maxionun aaanel content (%)

Cereals Finger millet 98 80 11 Wheat 98 80 13 Barley 98 80 13 Pulses

Beans 98 80 13 Pigeon pea 98 80 13

Cowpeas 98 80 10 Green gram 98 80 10 Oil seed crops Sesame 98 80 10 Groundnut 98 80 13 Soybean 98 80 12

HON. VINCENT SEMPIJJA Minister ofAgriculture Animal Industry and Fisheriess