Meaning of “pre-basic seed”E+W
33.—(1) “Pre-basic seed” is seed of a generation prior to basic seed—
(a)that has been produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder according to well-defined practices for the maintenance of the variety, and
(b)intended to be used for the production of more pre-basic seed, basic seed, or with the breeder's written authority—
(i)in the case of black mustard, brown mustard, dioecious hemp, sunflower, swede rape, turnip rape or white mustard, CS seed;
(ii)in the case of monoecious hemp or soya bean, C1 or C2 seed;
(iii)in the case of flax or linseed, C1, C2 or C3 seed.
(2) But in relation to a component of a hybrid variety, “pre-basic seed” means seed of a generation prior to basic seed that is intended to be used for the production of—
(a)more pre-basic seed;
(b)basic seed; or
(c)with the breeder's written authority, CS seed.