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The Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/1811 · Made 9 July 1996

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PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS

Made 9th July 1996

Coming into force 1st August 1996

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, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 2(7) of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964f1, as extended to Northern Irelandf2 and now vested in themf3 and the said Minister and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, in exercise of the said powers as extended to the Isle of Manf4 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1964 c. 14; See section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272 and as read with section 39(3)(a)(ii)) for the definition of“the Ministers”.

f2

S.I. 1964/1574.

f3

In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales, by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.

f4

S.I. 1969/1829.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Revocation
  3. 3Designated countries
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st August 1996.

2Revocation

The Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) Order 1982f1 and the Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) (Variation) Order 1985f2 are hereby revoked.

3Designated countries

The following countries are hereby designated as countries to which paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 applies—

  • Argentina

  • Australia

  • Austria

  • Belgium

  • Canada

  • Chile

  • Denmark

  • Finland

  • France

  • Hungary

  • Israel

  • Italy

  • Japan

  • New Zealand

  • Norway

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Slovakia

  • South Africa

  • Spain

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • the Czech Republic

  • the Federal Republic of Germany

  • the Netherlands

  • the Republic of Ireland

  • the United States of America

  • Ukraine

  • Uruguay

Signature

Tim Boswell

Parliamentary Secretary,Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

9th July 1996

Lindsay

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Scottish Office

1st July 1996

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jonathan Evans

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Welsh Office

27th June 1996

Patrick Mayhew

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

8th July 1996

Blatch

Minister of State, Home Office

1st July 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 enables an application for a grant of plant breeders' rights, made in a country to which that paragraph applies, to be treated as if made in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man for the purpose of establishing priority between applicants for rights in a variety. This Order revokes and consolidates the Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) Order 1982 and the Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) (Variation) Order 1985, and adds Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Ukraine and Uruguay to the list of countries designated for the purposes of that paragraph.