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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/564",
  "legislation_title": "The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.S.I. 2002/520 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.\nSEEDS\nMade 19th December 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd December 2002\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2) and (3) 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": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "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); see section 38(1) 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)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/564/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."
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