# The Plant Breeders' Rights (Sweet Peas) Scheme 1995

S.I. 1995/529 · made 28 February 1995

This Scheme, made under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, prescribes all varieties of sweet peas as varieties in respect of which grants of plant breeders' rights may be made and prescribes the period of 20 years as that during which the rights may be exercised (paragraphs 2 and 3).

Made under: Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Section 1, Section 3, Section 5, Section 7, Section 38)

## Introductory text

PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS
Made 28th February 1995
Laid before Parliament 3rd March 1995
Coming into force 24th March 1995
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 1(1) and (5), 3(1), 5(7), 7(2) and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 as extended to Northern Ireland, 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 Man, after consultation in accordance with section 1(5) of the said Act with the Controller of Plant Variety Rights and with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, and in exercise of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Scheme:

## 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Sweet Peas) Scheme 1995 and shall come into force on 24th March 1995.
(2) In this Scheme “the Act” means the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (including that Act as extended to Northern Ireland and as extended to the Isle of Man).

## 2 Plant varieties for which plant breeders' rights may be granted

There are prescribed for the purposes of the grant of plant breeders' rights all plant varieties of sweet peas belonging to the genus Lathyrus odoratus L.

## 3 Period for which rights are exercisable

The period for which plant breeders' rights shall be exercisable in respect of any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 2 of this Scheme shall be 20 years.

## 4 Class of plant varieties for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act

In relation to Lathyrus odoratus L. the class of plant varieties prescribed for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act (which enables classes of plant varieties to be prescribed in connection with the use of names likely to deceive or cause confusion) consists of all plant varieties of sweet peas.

## 5 Period specified for the purposes of section 7(2) of the Act

In relation to any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 2 of this Scheme the period prescribed for the purposes of section 7(2) of the Act (which enables a provision to be made whereby a compulsory licence granted by the Controller as respects a plant variety of a species or group specified in a Scheme shall not have effect for a prescribed period after the grant of rights in that plant variety) shall be 3 years.

## Signature

Howe
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
13th February 1995
Hector Monro
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
14th February 1995
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
14th February 1995
Denton of Wakefield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office
28th February 1995
Michael Howard
Secretary of State for the Home
Department (being the Secretary of State concerned with matters relating to the Isle of Man)
14th February 1995

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Scheme)
This Scheme, made under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, prescribes all varieties of sweet peas as varieties in respect of which grants of plant breeders' rights may be made and prescribes the period of 20 years as that during which the rights may be exercised (paragraphs 2 and 3).
The Act, as read with this Scheme, provides that infringements of the rights in the registered name of a variety of sweet peas may be the subject of legal proceedings when committed in connection with any other variety of sweet peas (paragraph 4).
The Scheme also provides that a compulsory licence granted by the Controller of Plant Variety Rights in respect of a variety of sweet peas shall not have effect during a period of three years from the date of the grant of rights in that variety (paragraph 5).

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