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20.—(1) Any person carrying out any of the following operations must be licensed to do so by the Secretary of State—
(a)marketing seed;
(b)packing, sealing or labelling seed;
(c)re-packing, re-sealing or re-labelling seed;
(d)preparing mixtures of seed for marketing;
(e)cleaning, treating or in any other way processing seed intended for marketing.
(2) But the requirement for a licence does not apply in relation to the marketing of—
(a)small packages of seed as defined in Schedule 3;
(b)unpacketed seed; or
(c)seed, as grown, for processing, provided the identity of the seed is ensured under paragraph 2 of Schedule 4.
21.—(1) The Secretary of State may license crop inspectors, seed samplers and seed testing stations to act under these Regulations.
(2) Before licensing a crop inspector or seed sampler the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the person is competent to act as such, and has passed an examination specified by the Secretary of State.
(3) Before licensing a seed testing station the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the station has adequate premises, qualified personnel and equipment to test for the purposes of these Regulations.
(4) A licensed crop inspector, seed inspector or seed testing station may charge reasonable fees for carrying out functions under these Regulations but may not derive any private gain in connection with the carrying out of such functions.
21A. The Secretary of State may by licence exempt any person or class of person from compliance with any provision of these Regulations for the purposes of a temporary experiment organised under—
(a)Article 19 of Council Directive 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed;
(b)Article 13a of Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed;
(c)Article 13a of Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed;
(d)Article 16 of Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants; or
(e)Article 33 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 21A inserted (31.12.2012) by The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3035), regs. 1, 4
22.—(1) A licence must be in writing, and may be subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(2) The Secretary of State may vary, suspend or revoke a licence by notice in writing at any time.