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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2017/222",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Seeds\nMade 9th November 2017\nComing into operation 11th December 2017\nThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2A) and 2 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965.\nIn accordance with section 1(1) of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1965 c.22 (N.I.). Section 1 was amended by 1970 c.20 (N.I.), section 10(1) and S.R. & O.(N.I.) 1972 No. 351, Article 3 and Schedule 3. Section 2 was amended by 1970 c.20 (N.I.), section 10(2) and S.R. 1977 No. 295, regulation 2. The Ministry of Agriculture became known as the Department of Agriculture by virtue of section 7(5) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c.36). The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1). The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by section 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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