# The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988, Schedule: PROVISIONS TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SCHEDULE TO THE PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS (FEES) REGULATIONS 1987


“SCHEDULE
FEES
Regulation 3(1)
PART I
fees payable on an application for a grant of plant breeders' rights
Plant variety
Amount
New fee
Old 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.
£
£
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 variety
Tests or examination for which payable
Amount
New fee
Old 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.
£
£
1 A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat), barley or maize variety
Tests in any one year
710
(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 year
480
(460)
3 Any other herbage, fodder (including fenugreek), oil and fibre, cereal or vegetable variety
Tests in any one year
270
(260)
4 A year-round perennial chrysanthemum variety
Tests in each flowering season
225
(215)
5 A cymbidium variety
Each examination
225
(215)
6 Any other variety not mentioned above (including a decorative or fruit variety)
Tests in any one year
225
(215)
PART III
renewal fees
Plant variety
Renewal fees during the years of the exercise of plant breeders' rights indicated below
Second to fifth year — each year
New fee
Old fee
Sixth and each subsequent year
New fee
Old 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
£
£
£
£
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
Matter
When payable
Amount
New fee
Old 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.
£
£
1 Application for a compulsory licence
On making the application
21
(21)
2 Application to extend, limit, vary or revoke a compulsory licence
On making the application
21
(21)
3 Application to amend a document in any application or proceeding
On making the application
3
(3)
4 Application to rectify an error or omission in the register of plant varieties
On making the application
3
(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 application
3
(3)
6 Making representations in writing to the Controller, by any person other than the applicant, in connection with any application
On delivering the representations
3
(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 representations
3
(3)
8 Attending to be heard by the Controller, or by a person appointed by him for the purpose
Before the hearing
21
(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 grant
150
(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 direction
21
(21)
11 Application for an extension of the period for payment of a renewal fee
On making the application
21
(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 fee
21
(21)
13 Application for the approval of a substituted name for a plant variety
On making the application
21
(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 application
3
(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 registration
21
(21)
16 Inspection of the register of plant varieties or of a document in the possession of the Controller
Before the inspection
1
(1)
17 Supplying copies of documents, per page
Before the delivery of the copies
0.30
(0.30)
18 Supplying a duplicate of a document constituting evidence of a grant of plant breeders' rights or protective direction
On ordering the duplicate
6
(6)
19 Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country
Within 14 days of demand by the Controller
140
(112)
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/356/schedule (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-breeders-rights-fees-amendment-regulations-1988/schedule
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