Section 38 Interpretation.C1
United Kingdom
In this Act—
F1. . .
“the Minister” means F2(subject to section 29(3)), as respects England and Wales, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, as respects Scotland, the Secretary of State; and “the Ministers” means, except as otherwise expressly provided, F3the Minister, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales acting jointly;
. . .
F4“the Tribunal” means the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal;
. . .
References in this Act to seeds are references to seeds for sowing.
Any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall, except so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Definitions repealed (8.5.1998) by 1997 c. 66, s. 52, Sch. 4; S.I. 1998/1028, art. 2
- F2
Words inserted by European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), s. 4, Sch. 4 para. 5(4)
- F3
Words substituted by S.I. 1978/272, Sch. 5 para. 10
- F4
Definition substituted (8.5.1998) by 1997 c. 66, s. 51(2); S.I. 1998/1028, art. 2
Modifications
- C1
S. 38 extended (with modifications) (1.8.2016) by The Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/758), arts. 1, 2(2)(c), Sch. 1
Notes on Part IV
Modifications
- C1
Pt. IV (except s. 40) extended (N.I.) by S.I. 1964/1574, art. 1, Sch.
- C2
Provisions of Pt. I and of Pt. IV in its application to the said Pt. I extend to the Isle of Man subject to specified exceptions, adaptations and modifications by S.I. 1969/1829 art. 2, Sch.