# The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 12: Crop inspections


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 seed under regulation 11 was too late to allow the Department to grow a control plot,
when the inspection must be carried out by an official crop inspector appointed by the Department for the purpose of such an inspection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/244/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-12
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