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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-varieties-and-seeds-act-1964/schedule-7/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1964/14",
  "legislation_title": "Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-varieties-and-seeds-act-1964",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In deciding whether to issue a notice in accordance with the application, and in deciding the terms of any such notice, the Minister shall have regard—\n(a) to the need to maintain, in the interests of the public, the purity of the seed in question,\n(b) to the degree to which the injurious cross-pollination will or may diminish the value of the protected crop or disturb arrangements made for the purpose of maintaining the purity of the seed in question, and\n(c) to the value, if any, of the controlled crops or plants and the inconvenience or disturbance involved in complying with a notice.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/14/schedule/7/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:59:55.729029+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."
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