Regulations 2(1) and (5), 3, 4(1)9(2) and (4) and 11(1)
Seeds of sugar beet and fodder beet of the species Beta Vulgaris L.
Breeder's Seed is uncertified Pre-Basic Seed of a generation earlier than that of Basic Seed—
which has been produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder; and
is intended for the production of uncertified Pre-Basic Seed, Pre-Basic Seed or Basic Seed.
Pre-Basic Seed is seed of a generation earlier than that of Basic Seed—
which has been produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder;
is intended for the production of Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed or, with the written authority of the breeder and the Scottish Ministers, Certified Seed, and
either—
satisfies the requirements for Basic Seed set out in Schedule 4 and in respect of which—
an official certificate has been issued in accordance with Part I of Schedule 2; or
a breeder's confirmation has been issued in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2; or
has been certified by a European Authority other than the Scottish Ministers as satisfying the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) and Annex I (conditions for certification) of the Beet Seed Directive.
Basic Seed is seed—
which has been produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder from uncertified Pre-Basic Seed or Pre-Basic Seed;
is intended for the production of Certified Seed, and
either—
satisfies the requirements for Basic Seed set out in Schedule 4 and in respect of which–
an official certificate has been issued in accordance with Part I of Schedule 2; or
a breeder's confirmation has been issued in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2; or
has been certified by a European Authority other than the Scottish Ministers as satisfying the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) and Annex I of the Beet Seed Directive.
Certified Seed is seed—
which has been produced directly from Basic Seed or, with the written authority of the breeder and the Scottish Ministers, from Pre-Basic Seed; and
either—
satisfies the requirements for Certified Seed set out in Schedule 4 and in respect of which an official certificate has been issued in accordance with Part I of Schedule 2; or
has been certified by a European Authority other than the Scottish Ministers as satisfying the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (a) and Annex I of the Beet Seed Directive.