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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-scotland-amendments-for-tests-and-trials-etc-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/224",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed (Scotland) (Amendments for Tests and Trials etc.) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-scotland-amendments-for-tests-and-trials-etc-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 7th March 2007\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 9th March 2007\nComing into force 1st April 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3) and (5) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, 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 paragraphs 5(1) and (2) of Schedule 4; see section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”. The functions of the Secretary of State, so far as within devolved competence, 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/2007/224/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."
}