8.—(1) The functions of a Minister of the Crown under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 M1 (“the 1964 Act”), so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales and so far as not already transferred by the 1999 Order, are transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
(2) The requirement under section 24(4) (official testing stations and certificates of test) of the 1964 Act to obtain Treasury approval for the authorisation of the charging of fees under that section ceases to apply in relation to fees charged in Wales under an authorisation of the Welsh Ministers.
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M11964 c. 14; the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272). Those functions were then transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1999 Order and are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.