Introductory text
United Kingdom
Seeds, England
Made 25th February 2011
Laid before Parliament 7th March 2011
Coming into force 1st April 2011
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers in sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3), (4), (5), (5A) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964f1, after consultation in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act with representatives of such interests as appear to be concerned, and in exercise of the powers in paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972f2.C1C2
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references in these Regulations to the Directives specified in regulation 3(2) to be construed as references to those Directives as amended from time to time.
Annotations
Modifications
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Regulations applied (with modifications) (temp.) (14.7.2023) by The Seed Marketing (Heterogeneous Material) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/676), regs. 1(1), 7, Sch. 2 (with reg. 1(3))
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Regulations applied (with modifications) (temp.) (26.9.2024) by The Seed Marketing (CMS Wheat Hybrids) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/899), regs. 1(2), 6, Sch. (with reg. 1(4))
Footnotes
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1964 c. 14. Section 16 has been amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4 and Schedule 4, paragraph 5; S.I. 1977/1112; and the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49), section 2. See section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”. Under S.I. 2002/794 the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 which remained vested in that Minister were transferred to the Secretary of State.
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1972 c. 68; paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).