Regulation 5 Registrations

Where an application is made under regulation 4 the Secretary of State shall, after carrying out such investigations and inspections as she may think fit, register the applicant as a person who may engage in the seed industry activity to which his application relates if she is satisfied that the applicant is a suitable person to engage in such activity.

In deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to engage in the seed industry activity to which his application relates the Secretary of State may take into account the matters specified in Part I of Schedule 1.