The Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2002

PART II Conditions which may be imposed on a registered person

1.  In the case of a company, to notify the Secretary of State within 21 days of any change of the company’s name or the address of its registered office or any premises being used by it for the purpose of carrying on any seed industry activity.

2.  In the case of a registered person other than a company, to notify the Secretary of State within 21 days of any change of address of himself or of premises being used by him for the purpose of the carrying on any seed industry activity.

3.  In the case of a corporate body or a partnership, to notify the Secretary of State within 21 days of any change regarding the nominated contact.

4.  To keep such records as the Secretary of State may require of his transactions in seeds and of the treatment, testing and other operations undertaken by him or on his behalf in relation to any seeds or their disposal including records relating to—

(a) seed crops;

(b) the date on which official labels are used (by reference to the unique label number) and the seed lots for which they are used;

(c) in the case of seed intended for marketing, the number and weight of seed lots processed and the date on which they are processed by species, category and level;

(d) the date on which official samples are taken from seed lots and the identity of the authorised officer or licensed seed sampler;

(e) the date on which official samples are despatched to a LSTS for testing;

(f) in the case of a seed lot that is officially certified for early movement, the date on which the interim seed test report is issued, the date on which the seed test report is issued and, in a case where the official germination test shows that the seed fails to meet the appropriate germination standard for seed of that species, the date on which the seller notifies the purchaser of the seed of the position;

(g) the date on which and from whom he buys seed and the date on which and to whom he sells it (by crop identity number or seed lot reference number) and the weight of the seed bought or sold; and

(h) in the case of any seed which he treats chemically, the date on which the seed is so treated and details of the treatment applied.

5.  To permit, at any reasonable time, an authorised officer to inspect and take copies of the records specified in paragraph 4.

6.  To permit, at any reasonable time, an authorised officer to inspect the premises, machinery, equipment and facilities used by him or available to him for the carrying on of the seed industry activity in respect of which he is registered.

7.  To give the Secretary of State such other information as she may reasonably require in connection with the seed industry activity in respect of which he is registered.