{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1543",
  "legislation_title": "The Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-amendment-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE\nMade 18th June 1997\nLaid before Parliament 23rd June 1997\nComing into force 14th July 1997\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 66(1), 68(1), (2) and (3), 69(1), (3), (6) and (7), 70(1), 74(1), 74A(1), (2) and (4) and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 84(1) of the said Act with such persons or organisations as appear to them to represent the interests concerned, and the Secretary of State, being the Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 40; section 74A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) and there are other amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations. The definition of “the Ministers” in section 66(1) was amended by S.I. 1978/272."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1976/897."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1543/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}