# The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993, Paragraph 3A

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In the case of Certified Seed of a Conservation Variety the Ministers may refuse to issue an official certificate in respect of a seed lot if it appears to them that—
(a) a sample of the seed lot taken for the purpose of an examination in order to ascertain whether the seed lot meets the appropriate standards set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part II of Schedule 4 has not been taken in accordance with the requirements contained in Schedule 5;
(b) official post control shows that the seed does not have sufficient varietal purity; or
(c) there has been any breach of seeds regulations in relation to the seed lot in respect of which an application for an official certificate has been made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2008/schedule/2/paragraph/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vegetable-seeds-regulations-1993/schedule-2/paragraph-3A
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