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England and Wales

Seeds, England

Made 3rd September 2024

Laid before Parliament 4th September 2024

Coming into force 26th September 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (3) and (5) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964f1, and now vested in the Secretary of State, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to the Secretary of State to be concerned.

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Footnotes

f1

1964 c. 14 (“the 1964 Act”). Section 16 was amended by section 4 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 2 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49), sections 38 and 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48) and S.I. 1977/1112. See section 38(1) of the 1964 Act for the definition of “the Minister”. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the 1964 Act were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.