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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-equivalence-amendment-england-regulations-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2022/1274",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed (Equivalence) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-equivalence-amendment-england-regulations-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Seeds, England\nMade 5th December 2022\nLaid before Parliament 6th December 2022\nComing into force 30th December 2022\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1) and (1A) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and now vested in the Secretary of State.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to the Secretary of State to be concerned with these Regulations in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 14. Section 16(1) was amended, and section 16(1A) was inserted, by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68). The powers in the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, when read with paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) allow for modifications to be made to “retained direct minor EU legislation” as defined in section 7(6) of the Act. See section 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 for the definition of “the Minister”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1274/introduction",
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  "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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