What UK Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (c.14): Plant Breeders' Rights and Seeds Regulation requires
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (c. 14) establishes the regime of plant breeders' rights and the regulation of the sale of seeds in the United Kingdom, administered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs through the Plant Variety Rights Office and the controllers of plant variety rights. Part I governs plant breeders' rights: section 1 provides for the grant of plant breeders' rights in respect of plant varieties, section 2 sets the conditions for the grant of rights, including that the variety be distinct, uniform, and stable, section 3 sets the period for which the rights are exercisable, and section 4 sets the nature of the rights, which give the holder the exclusive right to authorise the production and sale of reproductive material of the protected variety. Section 13 creates offences of false representations as to rights and the supply of false information. Part II regulates seeds: section 16 confers power to make seeds regulations governing the testing, certification, labelling, and sale of seeds, and section 17 sets the civil liabilities of sellers of seeds. Section 27 creates the offence of tampering with samples, and section 35 makes general provision as to offences under the Act. The Act is the foundational United Kingdom regime for plant variety protection and seed quality, giving domestic effect to the obligations of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: UK Parliament / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) / Plant Variety Rights Office · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/14/contents
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- Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, section 1 - grant of plant breeders' rights.
- Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, section 2 - conditions for grant of rights.
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