{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-scotland-regulations-2005/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-scotland-regulations-2005/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2005/279",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-fees-scotland-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 25th May 2005\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 26th May 2005\nComing into force 18th June 2005\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 all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act 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 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 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/2005/279/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:25:44.606523+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."
}