# The Patents Regulations 2000, Regulation 5: Amendment of the Patents Act 1977


After section 76 insert—
“Biotechnological inventions
76A (1) Any provision of, or made under, this Act is to have effect in relation to a patent or an application for a patent which concerns a biotechnological invention, subject to the provisions of Schedule A2.
(2) Nothing in this section or Schedule A2 is to be read as affecting the application of any provision in relation to any other kind of patent or application for a patent.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2037/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-regulations-2000/regulation-5
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