{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-fees-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-fees-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/356",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-fees-amendment-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS\nMade 1st March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 1988\nComing into force 1st April 1988\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, as respects the United Kingdom, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1), 36 and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 as extended to Northern Ireland and now vested in them, and the said Minister and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, as respects the Isle of Man, in exercise of the said powers as extended to the Isle of Man, and in exercise of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with section 9(1) of the said Act of 1964 and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 10(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 14; section 38(1) contains a definition of “the Ministers” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By section 39(3) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and by the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1574)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales, by virtue of S.I. 1978/272."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/1829) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1971 c. 62."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/356/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:10:51.186077+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."
}