Paragraph 1
On receipt of an application made in accordance with regulation 7, the Department shall—
(a)
allocate to the person making the application a producer's identification number (where one does not already exist for that person);
(b)
conduct an official examination of the seed potatoes in order to determine whether the seed potatoes satisfy the requirements for certification as basic seed potatoes in accordance with regulation 10; and
(c)
subject to paragraph 3 and regulation 7, issue an authorisation to market seed potatoes for test or trial purposes.