{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-regulations-northern-ireland-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-regulations-northern-ireland-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1992/187",
  "legislation_title": "The Fertilisers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-regulations-northern-ireland-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE\nMade 8th April 1992\nComing into operation 18th May 1992\nThe Department of Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 66(1), 68(1), (2) and (3), 69(1), (3), (6) and (7), 70(1), 74(1), 74A(1), (2) and (4), 84 and 86(1), (2), (3) and (9) of the Agriculture Act 1970 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with such persons or organisations as appear to it to represent the interests concerned, being a Department 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 it by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1970 c. 40; section 74A was inserted by s. 4(1) of, and 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"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1976/897"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2 is subject to Schedule 2 to that Act and is to be read with S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3) and S.R. 1984 No. 253"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1992/187/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."
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