{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2015/395",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-scotland-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Certification and grading",
  "text": "(1) In relation to seed potatoes produced in Scotland, an authorised officer may issue a crop inspection report to certify seed potatoes as being—\n(a) pre-basic seed potatoes;\n(b) basic seed potatoes; or\n(c) test and trial seed potatoes.\n(2) When issuing a crop inspection report to certify seed potatoes as either pre-basic seed potatoes or basic seed potatoes, the authorised officer must also determine—\n(a) the applicable GB grade for the seed potatoes, having regard to the list of grades set out in order in Tables I and II in Schedule 2, where GB grade PBTC is the highest grade which may be determined for pre-basic seed potatoes and GB grade S is the highest grade which may be determined for basic seed potatoes; and\n(b) where appropriate, the field generation of the seed potatoes.\n(3) An application for certification under paragraph (1) must be made to the Scottish Ministers in such form and manner and must include such information as they may require.\n(4) Schedules 1 and 2 apply to the issue of a crop inspection report and to the determination of the applicable GB grade.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed and Propagating Material (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/59), regs. 1(1)(b), 16(8)(a)(i) (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/445, regs. 1(1)(b), 17(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed and Propagating Material (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/59), regs. 1(1)(b), 16(8)(a)(ii) (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/445, regs. 1(1)(b), 17(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed and Propagating Material (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/59), regs. 1(1)(b), 16(8)(a)(iii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/445, regs. 1(1)(b), 17(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 8(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed and Propagating Material (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/59), regs. 1(1)(b), 16(8)(b) (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/445, regs. 1(1)(b), 17(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/395/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:26:52.276655+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}