Introductory text

SEEDS

Made 15th June 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 16th June 2000

Coming into force

(except regulation 6) 7th July 2000

(as regards regulation 6) 1st April 2001

The Scottish Ministers acting in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3), (4), (5)) and 36 as read with section 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964^f1 after consultation in accordance with section 16(1) with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1964 c. 14: section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and paragraphs 5(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 4 and by S.I. 1977/1112; 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 and by S.I. 1977/1112; and section 38(1) was amended by S.I. 1978/272, Schedule 5, paragraph 10. 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).