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The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/1939 · Made 3 August 1992

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PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS

Made 3rd August 1992

Laid before Parliament 7th August 1992

Coming into force 28th August 1992

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, as respects the United Kingdom, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 9(1) and (5), 36 and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964f1 as extended to Northern Irelandf2 and the said Minister and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, as respects the Isle of Man, in exercise of the said powers as extended to the Isle of Manf3, and in exercise of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1964 c. 14; section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272) contains a definition of Ministers relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

f2

By section 39(3) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and by the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1574).

f3

By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/1829), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of principal Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 28th August 1992.

2Amendment of principal Regulations

Schedule 3 to the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1978f1 (reproductive and other plant material to be delivered to the Controller) shall be amended as follows—

In Part XII (decoratives), after item (26) insert the following item—

“(27)

Galtonia candicans

  • 6 visually healthy bulbs.”.

Signature

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 29th July 1992.

L.S.

Derek H. Andrews

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Hector Monro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

3rd August 1992

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

31st July 1992

Patrick Mayhew

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

3rd August 1992

Kenneth Clarke

Secretary of State for the Home

Department (being the Secretary of State concerned with matters relating to the Isle of Man)

Home Office

31st July 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1978.

A Scheme has been made to enable plant breeders' rights to be granted in respect of Galtonia candicans . Part XII of Schedule 3 to the 1978 Regulations (which Schedule was inserted into the 1978 Regulations by the Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1982 and amended by S.I. 1990/2633) has been amended so as to specify the reproductive and other material which must be delivered to the Controller when an application is made for a grant of plant breeders' rights in respect of varieties of Galtonia candicans .