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PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS

Made 10th November 1993

Laid before Parliament 10th November 1993

Coming into force 1st December 1993

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 1(1) and (5), 3(1), 5(7), 7(2) and 38(1) 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, 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:

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Footnotes

f1: 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 the Scheme is made.
f2: 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).
f3: By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/1829), amended by S.I. 1987/2210.