# The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, Paragraph 40: Meaning of “certified seed, third generation”

Extent: E+W+S+NI

Certified seed, third generation is seed from flax or linseed—
(a) of direct descent from basic seed, from certified seed of the first or second generation or, if the breeder so requests, from seed of a generation prior to basic seed; and
(b) intended for purposes other than the production of seed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/463/schedule/2/paragraph/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-regulations-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-40
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