# The Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010, Paragraph 2: Pre-Basic Seed


Pre-Basic Seed is seed of a generation earlier than that of Basic Seed—
(a) which has been produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder;
(b) is intended for the production of Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed or, with the written authority of the breeder and the Scottish Ministers, Certified Seed, and
(c) either—
(i) satisfies the requirements for Basic Seed set out in Schedule 4 and in respect of which—
(aa) an official certificate has been issued in accordance with Part I of Schedule 2; or
(bb) a breeder's confirmation has been issued in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2; or
(ii) has been certified by a GB Authority, other than the Scottish Ministers, as satisfying the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) and the applicable requirements for Basic Seed in the relevant part of the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/148/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/beet-seed-scotland-no-2-regulations-2010/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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