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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-equivalence-of-countries-amendment-scotland-regulations-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2022/328",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed (Equivalence of Countries) (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-equivalence-of-countries-amendment-scotland-regulations-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Seeds\nMade 8th November 2022\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 10th November 2022\nComing into force 30th December 2022\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1) and (1A) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 16(1) of that Act they have consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 14. Section 16(1) was amended, and section 16(1A) was inserted, by section 4(1) and paragraph 5(1) and (2) of schedule 4 of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68). See section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”. The functions of the Secretary of State, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 48)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/328/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}