The Seed Potatoes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2342

Seeds, England

The Seed Potatoes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

27th August 2009

Laid before Parliament

3rd September 2009

Coming into force

1st October 2009

The Secretary of State, in whom the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964(1) are now vested(2), makes the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.

The Secretary of State has carried out a consultation in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act.

(1)

1964 c. 14. Section 16 has been amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4 and Schedule 4, paragraph 5, S.I. 1977/1112 and the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49), section 2.

(2)

See section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”. Under S.I. 2002/794 the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 which remained vested in that Minister at the date of that instrument were transferred to the Secretary of State.