# The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, Paragraph 48: Meaning of “certified seed”

Extent: E+W+S+NI

Certified seed is seed—
(a) produced directly from basic seed or, if the breeder so requests, from seed of a generation prior to basic seed that satisfies the conditions for basic seed;
(b) intended mainly for the production of vegetables.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/463/schedule/2/paragraph/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-regulations-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-48
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