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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-varieties-act-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation_title": "Plant Varieties Act 1997",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The variety shall be deemed to be distinct if it is clearly distinguishable by one or more characteristics which are capable of a precise description from any other variety whose existence is a matter of common knowledge at the time of the application.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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