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PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS

Made 18th February 1997

Laid before Parliament 20th February 1997

Coming into force 1st April 1997

The 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 on them by sections 9(1) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964^f1 as extended to Northern Ireland^f2, 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^f3, 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 that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1964 c. 14; see section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272 and as read with section 39(3)(a)(ii)) for the definition of “the Ministers”.
f2: S.I. 1964/1574.
f3: S.I. 1969/1829.