The Seed (Licensing and Enforcement etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Applications for licencesS

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3.—(1) A person may apply to the Scottish Ministers—

(a)to be licensed as a professional seed operator, a crop inspector or a seed sampler;

(b)for a laboratory to be licensed as a seed testing station for the purpose of carrying out statutory seed testing.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) is to be made in such form and manner and be accompanied by such information as the Scottish Ministers may require.

(3) In the case of an application for a professional seed operator’s licence or a seed testing station licence, the applicant must nominate a responsible person and include the name and contact address of that person.

(4) In the case of an application for a seed testing station licence, the applicant must nominate an Analyst in Charge and include the name and contact address of that person.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 3 in force at 1.7.2016, see reg. 1(1)