The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 30th April 1999.

For Schedule 1 to the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1998^f1 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

“SCHEDULE 1

FEES

Regulation 3

PART I

FEES PAYABLE ON AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT OF PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS

	Amount
Plant Variety	New Fee	Old Fee
	£	£f1
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1089) on 30th April 1999.
1 A rose variety	75	(70)
2 A chrysanthemum variety	275	(260)
3 Any other decorative variety	135	(130)
4 Any other variety	275	(260)

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

		Amount
Plant Variety	Test or examination for which payable	New fee	Old fee
		£	£f2
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1089) on 30th April 1999.
1 A cereal (excluding maize) variety	Tests in any one year	745	(710)
2 A maize variety	Tests in any one year	455	(435)
3 A potato variety	Tests in any one year	695	(660)
4 A beetroot, Brussels sprout, cabbage, celery, fenugreek, leek, turnip or fodder variety	Tests in any one year	645	(615)
5 A carrot, curly kale, onion or radish variety	Tests in any one year	645	(615)
6 A field pea, vegetable pea, field bean or broad bean variety	Tests in any one year	555	(530)
7 A herbage variety	Tests in any one year	455	(435)
8 An oil and fibre (including oilseed rape) variety	Tests in any one year	455	(435)
9 A sugar beet or fodder beet variety	Tests in any one year	180	(170)
10 A rose variety	Tests in any one year	120	(115)
11 A year-round perennial chrysanthemum variety	Tests in each flowering season	185	(175)
12 Any other chrysanthemum variety	Tests in any one year	185	(175)
13 A cymbidium variety	Each examination	230	(220)
14 A fruit variety	Tests in any one year	185	(175)
15 Any other variety	Tests in any one year	230	(220)

PART III

RENEWAL FEES

	Amount each year
Plant Variety	New standard fee	New reduced fee	Old standard fee	Old reduced fee
	£	£	£f3	£
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1089) on 30th April 1999.
1 A rose variety	70	35	(70)	(35)
2 A chrysanthemum variety	330	170	(315)	(160)
3 Any other decorative variety	175	90	(165)	(85)
4 A vegetable variety (excluding a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)	170	85	(160)	(80)
5 A fruit variety	330	170	(315)	(160)
6 Any other variety (including a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)	435	220	(415)	(210)

PART IV

FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF OTHER MATTERS

		Amount
Matter	When payable	New fee	Old fee
		£	£f4
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1089) on 30th April 1999.
1 Application for a compulsory licence	On making the application	60	(55)
2 Application to extend, limit, vary or revoke a compulsory licence	On making the application	60	(55)
3 Making representations in writing to the Controller as provided in the Act or the principal Regulations	On delivering the representations	30	(30)
4 Attending to be heard by the Controller or by a person appointed by him for the purpose	Before the hearing	60	(55)
5 Grant of plant breeders' rights in– (a) a variety referred to in item 1 in Part I of this Schedule	Before the issue of the plant breeders' certificate constituting evidence of the grant	60	(55)
(b) a variety referred to in item 3 in Part I of this Schedule		120	(115)
(c) a variety referred to in item 2 or item 4 in Part I of this Schedule		145	(140)
6 Payment of a renewal fee after the expiration of 7 days from the date when it fell due (having regard to any extension granted under these Regulations)	On payment of the renewal fee	30	(30)
7 Application for the approval of a substituted name for a plant variety	On making the application	30	(30)
8 Amendment of the record of plant varieties on a transfer of plant breeders' rights	On making the application for amendment	30	(30)
9 Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country	Within 14 days of demand by the Controller	160	(150)

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)