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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forest-reproductive-material-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/schedule-5/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2002/404",
  "legislation_title": "The Forest Reproductive Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forest-reproductive-material-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Early tests",
  "text": "Nursery, greenhouse and laboratory tests may be accepted by the Department for approval or for conditional approval if it is satisfied that there is a close correlation between the measured trait and the characters which would normally be assessed in forest stage tests. Other characters to be tested must meet the requirements set out in paragraph 3.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 5 in operation at 1.1.2003, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/404/schedule/5/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:05:30.513505+00:00"
  },
  "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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