{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1997/240",
  "legislation_title": "Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEEDS\nMade 15th May 1997\nComing into operation 1st July 1997\nThe Department of Agriculture in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1(1), 2(A), 2 and 4(1) to (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, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked for specified purposes (31.12.2009) by The Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/383), regs. 1, 32(2)(a) (with reg. 32(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Regulations revoked for specified purposes (31.12.2009) by The Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/384), regs. 1, 29(2)(a) (with reg. 29(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Regulations revoked for specified purposes (31.12.2009) by The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/385), regs. 1, 33(2)(a) (with reg. 33(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Regulations revoked for specified purposes (31.12.2009) by The Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/386), regs. 1, 32(2)(a) (with reg. 32(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Regulations revoked for specified purposes (31.12.2009) by The Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/387), regs. 1, 32(2)(a) (with reg. 32(3))"
    },
    {
      "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": "As amended by 1970 c. 20 (N.I.) section 10(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1965 c. 22 (N.I.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/240/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:28:50.277096+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."
}