{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2008/114",
  "legislation_title": "Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Seeds\nMade 12th March 2008\nComing into operation 30th April 2008\nThe Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2A) and 2 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965.\nIn accordance with section 1(1) of that Act it has consulted with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/383), regs. 1, 32(2)(d) (with reg. 32(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/384), regs. 1, 29(2)(c) (with reg. 29(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/385), regs. 1, 33(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/386), regs. 1, 32(2)(c) (with reg. 32(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (31.12.2009) by The Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/387), regs. 1, 32(2)(c) (with reg. 32(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland: see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1965 c. 22 (N.I.); section 1 was amended by 1970 c. 20 (N.I.), section 10(1) and S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Schedule 3; section 2 was amended by 1970 c. 20 (N.I.), section 10(2) and S.R. 1977 No. 295 Art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/114/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:37:15.108226+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."
}