{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/70",
  "legislation_title": "The Seeds (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 22nd February 2006\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd February 2006\nComing into force 17th March 2006\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1), (1A)(e) 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 relevantly amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and Schedule 4 paragraph 5(1) and (2); see section 38(1), which was amended by S.I. 1978/272, for the definition of “the Minister”. 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/2006/70/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."
}