Paragraph 1

On receipt of an application for certification of any seed potatoes, an authorised officer must—

(a)

allocate to the person making the application a number to be known as the “producer’s identification number” (where one does not already exist for that person);

(b)

following an official examination, determine in accordance with this Schedule and Schedule 4 the categories and grades at which the seed potatoes are capable of being marketed; and

(c)

subject to paragraphs 3 to 11, issue a growing crop certificate in accordance with paragraph 2.