The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002

UK officially certified early movement commercial seed

60.—(1) In these Regulations “UK officially certified early movement commercial seed” means seed to which paragraph (2) or (3) applies.

(2) This paragraph applies to seed officially certified as early movement commercial seed by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, the National Assembly for Wales or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(3) This paragraph applies to commercial seed—

(a) that, subject to paragraph (b), satisfies the conditions laid down in Parts II and IV of Schedule 4 for commercial seed;

(b) for which the results of a Schedule 4 germination test are awaited to determine whether the seed will satisfy the applicable germination standard for commercial seed but for which a provisional analytical report has been obtained indicating that the seed is likely to meet that standard; and

(c) for which a seed test report has been issued stating that it has been found by an official UK seed test or by a UK seed test carried out under official supervision (in either case whenever carried out) to satisfy the conditions laid down in Part II of Schedule 4 for commercial seed except for the germination condition and stating that the results of the Schedule 4 germination test are awaited,

other than seed to which paragraph (2) applies and seed for which an application for official certification has been made to the Scottish Ministers, the National Assembly for Wales or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that has not been finally determined.