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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-varieties-and-seeds-act-1964/schedule-2/part-II/crossheading-previous-commercialisation/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-varieties-and-seeds-act-1964/schedule-2/part-II/crossheading-previous-commercialisation/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1964/14",
  "legislation_title": "Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-varieties-and-seeds-act-1964",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/II/crossheading/previous-commercialisation/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where an application in the form prescribed for the purposes of this Schedule by regulations under section 9 of this Act is made at a time not later than 11th May 1965, and the applicant does not ask for a protective direction, sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of the last foregoing paragraph shall not apply to any offer for sale or sale in the period beginning with 12th November 1963 and ending with that time if the Controller is satisfied that the applicant took all steps reasonably open to him to ensure that any person to whom material of the plant variety has been offered or sold during the said period has been informed in writing that an application for a grant of plant breeders’ rights may be made in respect of the variety.\n(2) Where an application is allowed by virtue of this paragraph, section 7(2) of this Act shall not apply to any compulsory licence granted as respects the plant variety to which the application relates.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/14/schedule/2/part/II/crossheading/previous-commercialisation/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:59:55.729029+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}