Paragraph 1

On receipt of an application for certification of any crop of seed potatoes under regulation 8(1), an authorised officer must—

(a)

allocate to the applicant the producer's identification number (“producer's identification number”);

(b)

allocate an identification number to the crop to which the application relates (“crop identification number”);

(c)

conduct an official examination of the crop in order to determine—

(i)

whether the seed potatoes may be certified as pre-basic seed potatoes, basic seed potatoes or test and trial seed potatoes; and

(ii)

in respect of pre-basic seed potatoes and basic seed potatoes, the applicable F1GB grade; and

(d)

subject to paragraphs 3 to 15, issue a crop inspection report complying with paragraph 2.

Annotations

F1: Word in sch. 1 para. 1(c)(ii) 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(14)(a) (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/445, regs. 1(1)(b), 17(13)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)