{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-scotland-regulations-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-scotland-regulations-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2002/526",
  "legislation_title": "The Seeds (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 28th November 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd December 2002\nComing into force 31st December 2002\nThe Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A)(e), (5)(a) 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 Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3); section 38(1), which was amended by S.I. 1978/272, contains a definition of “the Minister” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. 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/2002/526/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:39:08.194528+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."
}