# The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, Regulation 12: Crop inspections

Extent: E+W+S+NI

A crop inspection for certification must be carried out by a licensed crop inspector; except for the inspection of—
(a) a crop intended for the production of pre-basic or basic seed, or
(b) a crop producing seed when the entry of the seed under regulation 11 was too late to allow the Secretary of State to grow a control plot,
when the inspection must be carried out by an official crop inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for the purposes of such inspection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/463/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-regulations-2011/regulation-12
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