### 59R Guidelines > [*\[Section 59R of Part VB Inserted by No. 40 of 2016, s. 23, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS23@EN) > > > (1) The Board may issue guidelines for the education and guidance of holders of a poppy research licence or poppy grower's licence. > > > (2) The guidelines are not – > > > > > > (a) a statutory rule for the purposes of the *Rules Publication Act 1953*; or > > > > > > > (b) subordinate legislation for the purposes of the *Subordinate Legislation Act 1992*. > > > (3) The [Acts Interpretation Act 1931](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1931-059) applies to the interpretation of the guidelines as if the guidelines were by-laws.

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