# The Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/190/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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