{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-scotland-regulations-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-scotland-regulations-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2004/250",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-scotland-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 27th May 2004\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 1st June 2004\nComing into force 22nd June 2004\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1), (1A)(e) and (5)(a) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act, 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(2) 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 Schedule 4, paragraph 5(4). See section 38 for the definition of “the Ministers”. 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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/250/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:31:04.020701+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}