{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fodder-plant-seed-scotland-amendment-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2009/330",
  "legislation_title": "The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fodder-plant-seed-scotland-amendment-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Seeds\nMade 24th September 2009\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 25th September 2009\nComing into force 2nd November 2009\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (3) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 16(1) of that Act, they have consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c.14. Section 16 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68) section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1) and (2). See section 38(1) of the 1964 Act for the definition of “the Minister”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/330/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."
}