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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/520",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 21st November 2007\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd November 2007\nComing into force 1st January 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and (1A)(e) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 16(1) of that Act they have consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned.",
  "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 paragraph 5(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 and by the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49), section 2. Section 16 is applied to seed potatoes by section 29(1); section 29 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972, section 4(1) and paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 4. See section 38 for the definition of “the Minister”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/520/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."
}