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Schedule PROVISIONS TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SCHEDULE TO THE PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS (FEES) REGULATIONS 1987

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“SCHEDULE

FEES

Regulation 3(1)

PART I

fees payable on an application for a grant of plant breeders' rights

Plant varietyAmount
New feeOld fee
*

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/189) before the coming into force of these Regulations.

££f1
1

A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat) or barley variety

540(520)
2

A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue or potato variety

415(400)
3

A maize variety

500(480)
4

A field pea or field bean variety

325(310)
5

Any other herbage, fodder (including fenugreek), oil and fibre, cereal or vegetable variety

195(185)
6

Any other variety not mentioned above (including a decorative or fruit variety)

120(115)

PART II

fees payable in respect of tests or examination of a plant variety which is the subject of an application for a grant of plant breeders' rights

Plant varietyTests or examination for which payableAmount
New feeOld fee
*

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987 before the coming into force of these Regulations.

££f2
1

A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat), barley or maize variety

Tests in any one year710(680)
2

A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue, potato, field pea or field bean variety

Tests in any one year480(460)
3

Any other herbage, fodder (including fenugreek), oil and fibre, cereal or vegetable variety

Tests in any one year270(260)
4

A year-round perennial chrysanthemum variety

Tests in each flowering season225(215)
5

A cymbidium variety

Each examination225(215)
6

Any other variety not mentioned above (including a decorative or fruit variety)

Tests in any one year225(215)

PART III

renewal fees

Plant varietyRenewal fees during the years of the exercise of plant breeders' rights indicated below
Second to fifth year — each year
New feeOld feeSixth and each subsequent year
New feeOld fee
*

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987 before the coming into force of these Regulations.160

££f3££
1

A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat) or barley variety

475(455)630(605)
2

A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue, potato, maize, field bean or field pea variety

335(320)570(545)
3

Any other herbage, fodder (including fenugreek), oil and fibre, cereal or vegetable variety

195(185)255(245)
4

A rose variety

95(120)125(155)
5

Any other variety not mentioned above (including a decorative or fruit variety)

125(120)160(155)

PART IV

fees payable in respect of other matters

MatterWhen payableAmount
New feeOld fee
*

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987 before the coming into force of these Regulations.

££f4
1

Application for a compulsory licence

On making the application21(21)
2

Application to extend, limit, vary or revoke a compulsory licence

On making the application21(21)
3

Application to amend a document in any application or proceeding

On making the application3(3)
4

Application to rectify an error or omission in the register of plant varieties

On making the application3(3)
5

Application for extension of time for the service or delivery of a document or thing or for the doing of an act

On making the application3(3)
6

Making representations in writing to the Controller, by any person other than the applicant, in connection with any application

On delivering the representations3(3)
7

Making representations in writing to the Controller, by any person other than the holder of plant breeders' rights, in connection with a proposal to terminate those rights or to revoke or terminate any extension of such rights

On delivering the representations3(3)
8

Attending to be heard by the Controller, or by a person appointed by him for the purpose

Before the hearing21(21)
9

Grant of plant breeders' rights in—

(a)

a variety referred to in items 1 to 4 in Part I of this Schedule

Before the issue of the document constituting evidence of the grant150(145)
(b)

a variety referred to in item 5 in Part I of this Schedule

140(135)
(c)

a variety referred to in item 6 in Part I of this Schedule

90(85)
10

Giving a protective direction

Before the issue of the document constituting evidence of the giving of the protective direction21(21)
11

Application for an extension of the period for payment of a renewal fee

On making the application21(21)
12

Payment of a renewal fee after the expiration of 7 days from the date when it fell due, except in a case where an application has been made for the period for payment to be extended

On payment of the renewal fee21(21)
13

Application for the approval of a substituted name for a plant variety

On making the application21(21)
14

Application for the amendment of the register of plant varieties, except in a case where the plant breeders' rights are transferred to another person

On making the application3(3)
15

Registration of title and amendment of the register of plant varieties on a transfer of plant breeders' rights or a share in such rights

On making the application for registration21(21)
16

Inspection of the register of plant varieties or of a document in the possession of the Controller

Before the inspection1(1)
17

Supplying copies of documents, per page

Before the delivery of the copies0.30(0.30)
18

Supplying a duplicate of a document constituting evidence of a grant of plant breeders' rights or protective direction

On ordering the duplicate6(6)
19

Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country

Within 14 days of demand by the Controller140(112)

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Footnotes

f1

*

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/189) before the coming into force of these Regulations.

f2

*

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987 before the coming into force of these Regulations.

f3

*

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987 before the coming into force of these Regulations.160

f4

*

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987 before the coming into force of these Regulations.