Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2017 No. 155

Seeds

The Seed Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

Made

28th July 2017

Coming into operation

1st August 2017

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 2(2) of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965(2).

(1)

The Ministry of Agriculture became known as the Department of Agriculture by virtue of section 7(5) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act (c.36), and was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I 1999/283 (N.I. 1)). The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by section 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c. 5 (N.I.).

(2)

1965 c.22 (N.I.). (“the 1965 Act”) Section 1 was amended by 1970 c.20 (N.I.), section 10(1) and S.R. & O.(N.I.) 1972 No. 351, article 3 and Schedule 3. Section 2 was amended by 1970 c.20 (N.I.), section 10(2) and S.R. 1977 No. 295, regulation 2. The 1965 Act apples to seed potatoes by virtue of section 12(1).