Introductory text

SEEDS

Made 9th February 1987

Laid before Parliament 20th February 1987

Coming into Force 1st April 1987

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 section 16(1), (1A) (e) and (8) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964^f1 as extended to Northern Ireland^f2 and now vested in them^f3, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned in accordance with section 16(1) of the said Act, hereby make the following Regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1: 1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3).
f2: 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.