SCHEDULE 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-BASIC SEED, BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED AND SEED OF A CONSERVATION VARIETY

PART I CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED IS OBTAINED

Crop inspection

3.—(1) An official examination of the crop shall be made by means of an official field inspection.

(2) The official field inspections shall only be carried out when the cultural condition of the field and the stage of development and condition, including health, of the crop—

(a) are such as to permit suitable checks of varietal identity, varietal purity and species purity; and

(b) meets the requirements of the Scottish Ministers.

(3) In the case of certified seed there shall be at least one official field inspection and in the case of Pre-Basic Seed and Basic Seed at least two official field inspections, one of stecklings and one of the seed-producing plants.