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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-regulations-1998/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-regulations-1998/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1228",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Potatoes (Fees) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 15th May 1998\nLaid before Parliament 18th May 1998\nComing into force 15th June 1998\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1) and (1A)(e) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and now vested in them, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3); see section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 1978/272."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1228/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."
}