# Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 1: Title, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 16th December 1996.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section shall, unless the reference is to a section of a specified Act, be construed as a reference to the section bearing that number in the Act.
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/513/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-1
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