PART IIICONTROL OF CEREAL SEED

Sealing of packages25

1

Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall seal a package of—

a

officially certified pre-basic, basic, CS, C1 or C2 seed, or

b

a mixture of seeds to which regulation 22 applies,

except a person to whom paragraph (5) applies.

2

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the sealing of a small package of officially certified pre-basic, basic, CS, C1 or C2 seed.

3

Subject to paragraph (4), no person shall reseal a package of—

a

officially certified pre-basic, basic, CS, C1 or C2 seed, or

b

a mixture of seeds to which regulation 22 applies,

except a person to whom paragraph (5) applies.

4

Paragraph (3) shall not apply—

a

to a small package of seed, or

b

where a package has been resealed which had previously been opened by the final consumer of the seed for the purpose of using some of the seed in the package.

5

This paragraph applies to—

a

an authorised officer and any person being supervised by such a person, and

b

a licensed seed sampler and any person being supervised by such a person.