Regulation 26 Variation of licences
The person in charge of a LSTS may apply to the Secretary of State for the licence held in respect of that LSTS to be varied so as to authorise its use as a laboratory that may carry out statutory seed testing on another species of seed in addition to the species specified in the licence or instead of such species.
Where an application is made under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State shall vary the licence so as to authorise the laboratory to which it relates to carry out statutory seed testing on the species of seed to which that application relates if she is satisfied that the laboratory is suitable, having regard to the matters to be taken into account in Part I of Schedule 4.
In varying a licence under paragraph (2) the Secretary of State may vary the conditions imposed by the licence.
Subject to regulation 36, the Secretary of State may vary a LSTS licence whether or not she has received any application under this regulation—
by removing the authorisation relating to the statutory seed testing of a species of seed if she is satisfied that the LSTS is no longer suitable to carry out statutory seed tests in respect of that species or that the authorisation to test such seed is otherwise no longer appropriate; or
by varying the conditions imposed by a LSTS licence.