SCHEDULE 5Authorisation for marketing seed potatoes for test or trial purposes
1
On receipt of an application made in accordance with regulation 7, the Department shall—
a
allocate to the person making the application a producer's identification number (where one does not already exist for that person);
b
conduct an official examination of the seed potatoes in order to determine whether the seed potatoes satisfy the requirements for certification as basic seed potatoes in accordance with regulation 10; and
c
subject to paragraph 3 and regulation 7, issue an authorisation to market seed potatoes for test or trial purposes.
2
An authorisation shall state—
a
the name and address of the applicant;
b
the producer's identification number;
c
the amount of seed potatoes for which marketing is authorised;
d
the period for which marketing is authorised;
e
the date on which the authorisation was issued;
f
the proposed name of the variety of the seed potatoes.
3
No authorisation shall be issued unless the Department is satisfied that—
a
b
the land on which the seed potatoes are growing or were grown—
i
ii
c
the land on which the seed potatoes are growing—
i
is land which as a result of a soil test carried out by the Department prior to the planting of the crop has been found not to be contaminated by Potato Cyst Nematode; and
ii
is not demarcated under F3Part 4 to Schedule 2 to the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations .
d
the seed potatoes are taken from a crop of seed potatoes free from Potato Cyst Nematode, Wart Disease, Ring Rot and Brown Rot; and
e
the seed potatoes fulfil the conditions for F7UK grade E specified in column 3 of Table 2 in Schedule 4.