# Patents Act 1977, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
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“farmer’s own holding” means any land which a farmer actually exploits for plant growing, whether as his property or otherwise managed under his own responsibility and on his own account;
“the gazette” means the gazette published under section 34 of the Plant Variety and Seeds Act 1964 ;
“protected material” means plant propagating material which incorporates material subject to a patent;
“relevant activity” means the use by a farmer of the product of his harvest for propagation or multiplication by him on his own holding, where the product of the harvest constitutes or contains protected material;
“relevant rights holder” means the proprietor of a patent to which protected material is subject;
“seed” includes seed potatoes;
“seed year” means the period from 1st July in one year to 30th June in the following year, both dates inclusive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/37/schedule/A1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977/schedule-A1/paragraph-1
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