# Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The variety must be clearly distinguishable by one or more important characteristics which are capable of precise description from any other variety whose existence is a matter of common knowledge at the time of the application.
(2) For the purposes of the foregoing sub-paragraph common knowledge may be established by reference to plant varieties already in cultivation or exploited for commercial purposes, or those included in a recognised commercial or botanical reference collection, or those of which there are precise descriptions in any publication.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/14/schedule/2/part/II/crossheading/distinctness/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-varieties-and-seeds-act-1964/schedule-2/part-II/crossheading-distinctness/paragraph-1
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