The Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

26.—(1) In these Regulations “ UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety” means seed of which sub-paragraph (2), (3) or (4) applies.

(2) This sub-paragraph applies to—

(a) seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety officially certified as early movement basic seed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, or the National Assembly for Wales, and

(b) seed of a component of a previously listed hybrid variety officially certified as early movement basic seed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, or the National Assembly for Wales and for which a marketing extension is in force in respect of seed of the hybrid variety.

(3) This sub-paragraph applies to—

(a) basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety—

(i) that has been harvested from a crop produced in the United Kingdom for which a field inspection report has been issued stating that the crop has been found by an official UK field inspection (whenever carried out) to satisfy the conditions laid down in Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 4 for a crop from which basic seed is to be produced;

(ii) that, subject to sub-paragraph (iii), satisfies the conditions laid down in Parts 2 and 4 of Schedule 4 for basic seed;

(iii) for which the results of a Schedule 4 germination test are awaited but for which a provisional analytical report has been obtained indicating what the percentage of germination of the seed is likely to be; and

(iv) for which a seed test report has been issued stating that it has been found, subject to the results of the awaited Schedule 4 germination test, by an official UK seed test or by a UK seed test carried out under official supervision (in either case whenever carried out) to satisfy the conditions laid down in Part 2 of Schedule 4 for basic seed;

(b) basic seed of a component of a previously listed hybrid variety that complies with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(i) to (iv) and for which a marketing extension is in force in respect of seed of the hybrid variety;

(c) basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety—

(i) that has been imported into the United Kingdom as not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State, and

(ii) that complies with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(ii) to (iv); and

(d) basic seed of a component of a previously listed hybrid variety—

(i) that has been imported into the United Kingdom as not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State;

(ii) that complies with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(ii) to (iv); and

(iii) for which a marketing extension is in force in respect of seed of the hybrid variety,

other than seed to which sub-paragraph (2) applies and seed for which an application for official certification has been made to the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, or the National Assembly for Wales that has not been finally determined.

(4) Seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety, or seed of a component of a previously listed hybrid variety for which a marketing extension is in force, in respect of which a successful application has been made to the Department under regulation 13 to re-grade it as early movement basic seed.