Introductory text

SEEDS

Made 2nd July 1992

Laid before Parliament 15th July 1992

Coming into force 5th August 1992

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A) and (8) and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964^f1, as extended to Northern Ireland^f2, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf^f3, after consultation in accordance with the said section 16(1) with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 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 Ministers”.
f2: By section 39(3) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and by the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/609).
f3: In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.