F1SCHEDULE 4ASTANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF CONSERVATION VARIETIES
PART IOFFICIAL CERTIFICATES
When applications will be refused2
The Scottish Ministers shall refuse to issue an official certificate in respect of a seed lot of a Conservation Variety unless–
a
an application has been made to the Scottish Ministers, in writing in such form and manner and at such time as the Scottish Ministers may require, and has been accompanied by information, material, records, illustrations and other documents as they may require in respect of–
i
the seed lot or seed lots to be used for the production of the crop or crops from which is to be, or has been, obtained the seed lot in respect of which the application for an official certificate has been made; and
ii
the crop or crops from which the seed lot is to be, or has been, obtained;
b
an examination of a sample of the seed lot has shown that the seed lot meets the standards appropriate to the relevant category of seed referred to in the application specified in paragraph 1 of Part IV of this Schedule.
Sch. 4A inserted (30.6.2009) by The Seed (Scotland) (Amendments for Conservation Varieties) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/223), regs. 1, sch. 1