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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-amendment-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/613",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-amendment-regulations-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Seeds, England\nMade 26th May 2016\nLaid before Parliament 1st June 2016\nComing into force 30th June 2016\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1), (1A), (2), (3) and (4) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and now vested in the Secretary of State.\nIn accordance with section 16(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to the Secretary of State 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 the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 5. See section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of 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/2016/613/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."
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