{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-national-lists-of-varieties-amendment-regulations-2009/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-national-lists-of-varieties-amendment-regulations-2009/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1273",
  "legislation_title": "The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-national-lists-of-varieties-amendment-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Agriculture\nMade 20th May 2009\nLaid before Parliament 27th May 2009\nLaid before the National Assembly for Wales 27th May 2009\nComing into force 30th June 2009\nThe Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers are each designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act, and it appears to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the reference in these Regulations to Commission Directive 2003/90/EC (setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species) to be construed as a reference to that Commission Directive as amended from time to time.\nThe Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers (the Welsh Ministers acting only in relation to Wales) make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For the Secretary of State, see S.I. 1972/1811; for the Welsh Ministers, see S.I.2005/2766 (by virtue of sections 59 and 162 of, and paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. The power of the Secretary of State, as a designated Minister, to make regulations which extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and article 3(2) of S.I. 2000/2812 respectively."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 254, 8.10.03, p 7; last amended by Commission Directive 2007/48/EC (OJ No L 195, 27.7.07, p 29)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1273/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."
}