Plant Varieties Act 1997
Plant Varieties Act 1997 (1997 c. 66)
- Plant Varieties Act 1997 (1997 c. 66)
- Part I Plant Varieties
- Preliminary
- 1 Plant breeders’ rights.
- 2 The Plant Variety Rights Office.
- Grant of plant breeders’ rights
- 3 Grant on application.
- 4 Conditions for the grant of rights.
- 5 Rights in relation to application period.
- Scope of plant breeders’ rights
- 6 Protected variety.
- 7 Dependent varieties.
- Exceptions
- 8 General exceptions.
- 9 Farm saved seed.
- 10 Exhaustion of rights.
- Duration and transmission of plant breeders’ rights
- 11 Duration.
- 12 Transmission.
- Remedies for infringement
- 13 Remedies for infringement.
- 14 Presumptions in proceedings relating to harvested material.
- 15 Presumptions in proceedings relating to products made from harvested material.
- Duties of holder of plant breeders’ rights
- 16 Maintenance of protected variety.
- 17 Compulsory licences.
- Naming of protected varieties
- 18 Selection and registration of names.
- 19 Duty to use registered name.
- 20 Improper use of registered name.
- Termination and suspension of plant breeders’ rights
- 21 Nullity.
- 22 Cancellation.
- 23 Suspension.
- Proceedings before the Controller
- 24 Right to be heard: general.
- 25 Right to be heard: applications for compulsory licences.
- 26 Appeals to the Tribunal.
- Discharge of the Controller’s functions
- 27 Ministerial guidance.
- 28 Regulations.
- 29 Fees.
- 30 Use of outsiders.
- False information and representations as to rights
- 31 False information.
- 32 False representations as to rights.
- Miscellaneous
- 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 34 Disclosure of information obtained under section 14 or 15.
- 35 Reference collections of plant material.
- General
- 36 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
- 37 Jurisdiction in relation to offences.
- 38 Interpretation of Part I.
- 39 Application of Part I to the Crown.
- 40 Application of Part I to existing rights.
- Transition
- 41 Varieties of recent creation.
- Part II The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal
- 42 The Tribunal.
- 43 Jurisdiction under arbitration agreements.
- 44 Statutory jurisdiction: regulations.
- 45 Appeals from the Tribunal.
- 46 Interpretation of Part II.
- Part III Miscellaneous and general
- Miscellaneous
- 47 Extension of time limit for institution of proceedings for contravention of seeds regulations.
- General
- 48 Regulations and orders.
- 49 General interpretation.
- 50 Receipts.
- 51 Consequential amendments.
- 52 Repeals.
- 53 Extent.
- 54 Short title and commencement.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The Plant Variety Rights Office
- Staff
- Remuneration
- Authority of officers
- Proof of documents
- SCHEDULE 2 Conditions for the grant of plant breeders’ rights
- Part I Criteria for grant of rights
- Distinctness
- Uniformity
- Stability
- Novelty
- Part II Priorities between applicants for rights
- SCHEDULE 3 The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal
- Constitution of the Tribunal
- Chairman
- The two panels
- Selection from the panels
- Sittings of the Tribunal
- Decisions of the Tribunal
- Costs
- Rules
- Remuneration of Tribunal members
- Officers and servants
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 4 Repeals
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