Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 2726

SEEDS

The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

Made

6th November 1998

Laid before Parliament

6th November 1998

Coming into force

16th November 1998

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 on them by sections 16(1), (1A) and (8) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964(1), as extended to Northern Ireland(2), after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

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) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272 and as read with section 39(3)(a)(ii)) for the definition of “the Ministers”.

(2)

S.I. 1964/1574 and S.I. 1973/609.