When applications may be refused
7. The Scottish Ministers may refuse to issue a breeder’s confirmation in respect of a seed lot if—
(a)it appears to them that a sample taken from the seed lot for the purpose of an official examination to ascertain whether the seed lot meets the appropriate standards specified in Part II of Schedule 4 has not been taken in accordance with regulation 17(1);
(b)it appears to them that an official examination of a control plot sown with a sample of the seed lot shows that the crop does not meet the appropriate standards specified in Part I of Schedule 4;
(c)it appears to them that there has been a breach of seeds regulations in relation to the seed lot in respect of which an application for a breeder’s confirmation has been made; or
(d)the breeder applying for the breeder’s confirmation in respect of the seed lot notifies them that the application to have the relevant variety accepted on to a UK National List (or to an equivalent list in an EEA state) has been withdrawn or refused.