{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fodder-plant-seed-scotland-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2012/5",
  "legislation_title": "The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fodder-plant-seed-scotland-amendment-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Seeds\nMade 10th January 2012\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 12th January 2012\nComing into force 10th February 2012\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3), (4) and (5)(a) 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(1) was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68) (“the 1972 Act”), section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1) and (2). Section 16(1A) was inserted by the 1972 Act, section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1) and (2). Section 16(3) was amended by S.I. 1977/1112. See section 38(1) 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": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/5/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."
}