{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-festulolium-scheme-1990/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-festulolium-scheme-1990/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1593",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Breeders' Rights (Festulolium) Scheme 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-festulolium-scheme-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS\nMade 30th July 1990\nLaid before Parliament 7th August 1990\nComing into force 28th August 1990\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 on them by sections 1(1) and (5), 3(1), 5(7), and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 as extended to Northern Ireland 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, after consultation in accordance with section 1(5) of the said Act with the Controller of Plant Variety Rights and with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, and in exercise of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Scheme:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 14; section 3 was amended by section 1 of the Plant Varieties Act 1983 (c. 17); section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272) contains a definition of “the Ministers” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which this Scheme is 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": "By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/1829, amended by S.I. 1987/2210)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1593/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:10:21.955579+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."
}