# The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, Regulation 20: Operations requiring a licence from the Secretary of State

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) Any person carrying out any of the following operations must be licensed to do so by the Secretary of State—
(a) marketing seed;
(b) packing, sealing or labelling seed;
(c) re-packing, re-sealing or re-labelling seed;
(d) preparing mixtures of seed for marketing;
(e) cleaning, treating or in any other way processing seed intended for marketing.
(2) But the requirement for a licence does not apply in relation to the marketing of—
(a) small packages of seed as defined in Schedule 3;
(b) unpacketed seed; or
(c) seed, as grown, for processing, provided the identity of the seed is ensured under paragraph 2 of Schedule 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/463/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-regulations-2011/regulation-20
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