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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2002/257",
  "legislation_title": "Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 26th July 2002\nComing into operation 2nd September 2002\nThe Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1(1), 1(2A), 2(2) and (4) of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel with regard to the licensing fee for licensed testing establishments, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As inserted by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1965 c. 22 (N.I.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Finance: see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/257/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:06:57.715475+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."
}