SCHEDULE 1 S SPECIES AND CATEGORIES OF BEET SEED

PART II S CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED

Basic Seed S

3.  Basic Seed is seed—

(a) which has been produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder from uncertified Pre-Basic Seed or Pre-Basic Seed;

(b) is intended for the production of Certified Seed, and

(c) either—

(i) satisfies the requirements for Basic Seed set out in Schedule 4 and in respect of which–

(aa) an official certificate has been issued in accordance with Part I of Schedule 2; or

(bb) a breeder's confirmation has been issued in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2; or

(ii) 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.