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 paragraphs (a) and (b) and Annex I of the Beet Seed Directive.