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Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

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2.  The Department may refuse to issue a certificate if an authorised officer is not satisfied that:

(a)the seed potatoes (other than seed potatoes delivered or intended to be delivered in pursuance of a sale or proposed sale elsewhere than in the United Kingdom or a member State) are of a variety complying with the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 1982(1) and which has not been notified by the Department as being unacceptable for classification; or

(b)the seed potatoes are or were grown, harvested, stored, prepared for marketing, transported, handled and graded so as to minimize the risk of contamination by such harmful diseases or pests as notified by the Department from time to time; or

(c)blanking in the growing crop of seed potatoes is or was not excessive; or

(d)there has been no roguing of a pre-basic seed potato crop before inspection; or

(e)any roguing of a basic seed potato growing crop has been carried out effectively and the growing crop has not been over rogued; or

(f)all reasonable husbandry practices for the prevention of the occurrence, development or spread of pests and diseases have been effectively carried out.

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