The Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 No. 148

SCHEDULE 1 SPECIES AND CATEGORIES OF BEET SEED

PART II CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED

Pre-Basic Seed

2.  Pre-Basic Seed is seed of a generation earlier than that of Basic Seed—

(a) which has been produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder;

(b) is intended for the production of Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed or, with the written authority of the breeder and the Scottish Ministers, Certified Seed, and

(c) either—

(i) satisfies the requirements for Basic Seed set out in Schedule 4 and in respect of which—

(aa) an official certificate has been issued in accordance with Part I of Schedule 2; or

(bb) a breeder’s confirmation has been issued in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2; or

(ii) has been certified by a European Authority other than the Scottish Ministers as satisfying the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) and Annex I (conditions for certification) of the Beet Seed Directive.