# The Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010, Paragraph 7: When applications may be refused


The Scottish Ministers may refuse to issue a breeder's confirmation in respect of a seed lot if—
(a) it appears to them that a sample taken from the seed lot for the purpose of an official examination to ascertain whether the seed lot meets the appropriate standards specified in Part II of Schedule 4 has not been taken in accordance with regulation 17(1);
(b) it appears to them that an official examination of a control plot sown with a sample of the seed lot shows that the crop does not meet the appropriate standards specified in Part I of Schedule 4;
(c) it appears to them that there has been a breach of seeds regulations in relation to the seed lot in respect of which an application for a breeder's confirmation has been made; or
(d) the breeder applying for the breeder's confirmation in respect of the seed lot notifies them that the application to have the relevant variety accepted on to a GB Variety List or an NI Variety List has been withdrawn or refused.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/148/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/beet-seed-scotland-no-2-regulations-2010/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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