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Paragraph 2 I1F1

England, Wales and Scotland

F2Except in the case of Certified Seed of a Conservation Variety, F3the Ministers shall refuse to issue an official certificate in respect of a seed lot unless—

(a)

an application has been made to the Ministers, in such form and manner and at such time as he may require, for registration by him of—

(i)

the seed lot or seed lots to be used for the production of the crop or crops from which the seed lot is to be obtained, and

(ii)

the crop or crops from which the seed lot is to be obtained;

(b)

an official examination of the crop or crops from which the seed lot was obtained shall have shown that the crop or crops meet the standards appropriate to the category set out in Part I of Schedule 4; and

(c)

an official examination of a sample of the seed lot shall have shown that the seeds meet the standard appropriate to the category set out in Part II of Schedule 4;

except that—

(i)

sub-paragraph (c) above, in so far as it relates to standards of germination set out in Part II of Schedule 4, shall not apply in relation to an application for the issue of an official certificate in respect of seeds which are marketed in accordance with and subject to the requirements of regulation 5(6), and

(ii)

the Ministers shall issue an official certificate in respect of a seed lot marketed in accordance with, and subject to any conditions imposed by, a general licence granted by the Ministers under regulation 5(4).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (E.) (31.1.2003) by The Vegetable Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3175), regs. 1, 32(1)(a) (with reg. 32(2)(3)) and (W.) (18.11.2005) by The Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3035), reg. 32(1)(a) (with reg. 32(2))

F2

Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 inserted (S.) (31.12.2010) by The Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/425), regs. 1(1), 10(b)

F3

Words in Regulations substituted (S.) (1.8.2000) by The Vegetable Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/250), regs. 1(1), 3(2)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.9.1993, see reg. 1