Section 3, Sierra Leone Seed Certification Agency Regulations, 2018.

(1) No person shall sell any seed unless the seed hasbeen certified or the Agency issues a quality declaration. (2) No species of seed set out in the Second Schedule shall be offered for sale unless it has been certified. (3) The seeds set out in the Second Schedule shall be for compulsory certification for the purposes of the Act. (4) The Agency shall not certify any seed unless the seed is produced, inspected, sampled, tested and complies with the standards set out in the Fourth Schedule. (5) The Agency shall certify seeds in 6 different classes in accordance with the Third Schedule. (6) Cultivars approved by the Variety Release and Registration Committee established under paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 81 of the Act, recorded on the National Catalogue of Plant Species and Varieties referred to in section 67 of the Act and the West African Catalogue of Plant Species and Varieties shall be eligible for certification. (7) Any seed which contains noxious weeds or noxious ergots shall not be eligible for certification.