The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1987

Regulation 3(1)

SCHEDULE FEES

PART I fees payable on an application for a grant of plant breeders' rights

	Amount
Plant variety	New fee	Old fee
	£	£(a)
Note
(a) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/339) before the coming into force of these Regulations.
1.  A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat) or barley variety	520	(280)
2.  A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue or potato variety	400	(215—280)
3.  A maize variety	480	(280)
4.  A field pea or field bean variety	310	(215)
5.  Any other herbage, fodder (including fenugreek), oil and fibre, cereal or vegetable variety	185	(110—280)
6.  Any other variety not mentioned above (including a decorative or fruit variety)	115	(110)

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

	Tests or examination	Amount
Plant variety	for which payable	New fee	Old fee
		£	£(a)
Note
(a) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 before the coming into force of these Regulations.
1.  A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat), barley or maize variety	Tests in any one year	680	(535)
2.  A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue, potato, field pea or field bean variety	Tests in any one year	460	(360—535)
3.  Any other herbage, fodder (including fenugreek), oil and fibre, cereal or vegetable variety	Tests in any one year	260	(205—535)
4.  A year-round perennial chrysanthemum variety	Tests in each flowering season	215	(205)
5.  A cymbidium variety	Each examination	215	(205)
6.  Any other variety not mentioned above (including a decorative or fruit variety)	Tests in any one year	215	(205)

PART III renewal fees

	Renewal fees during the years of the exercise of plant breeders' rights indicated below
Plant variety	Second to fifth year — each year		Sixth and each subsequent year
	New fee	Old fee	New fee	Old fee
	£	£(a)	£	£(a)
Note
(a) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 before the coming into force of these Regulations.
1.  A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat) or barley variety	455	(245)	605	(325)
2.  A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue, potato, maize, field bean or field pea variety	320	(175—245)	545	(295—325)
3.  Any other herbage, fodder (including fenugreek), oil and fibre, cereal or vegetable variety	185	(110—245)	245	(145—325)
4.  Any other variety not mentioned above (including a decorative or fruit variety)	120	(110)	155	(145)

PART IV fees payable in respect of other matters

		Amount
Matter	When payable	New fee	Old fee
		£	£(a)
Note
(a) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 before the coming into force of these Regulations.
1.  Application for a compulsory licence	On making the application	21	(20)
2.  Application to extend, limit, vary or revoke a compulsory licence	On making the application	21	(20)
3.  Application to amend a document in any application or proceeding	On making the application	3	(3)
4.  Application to rectify an error or omission in the register of plant varieties	On making the application	3	(3)
5.  Application for extension of time for the service or delivery of a document or thing or for the doing of an act	On making the application	3	(3)
6.  Making representations in writing to the Controller, by any person other than the applicant, in connection with any application	On delivering the representations	3	(3)
7.  Making representations in writing to the Controller, by any person other than the holder of plant breeders' rights, in connection with a proposal to terminate those rights or to revoke or terminate any extension of such rights	On delivering the representations	3	(3)
8.  Attending to be heard by the Controller, or by a person appointed by him for the purpose	Before the hearing	21	(20)
9.  Grant of plant breeders' rights in— (a) a variety referred to in items 1 to 4 in Part I of this Schedule	Before the issue of the document constituting evidence of the grant	145	(80)
(b) a variety referred to in item 5 in Part I of this Schedule		135	(80)
(c) a variety referred to in item 6 in Part I of this Schedule		85	(80)
10.  Giving a protective direction	Before the issue of the document constituting evidence of the giving of the protective direction	21	(20)
11.  Application for an extension of the period for payment of a renewal fee	On making the application	21	(20)
12.  Payment of a renewal fee after the expiration of 7 days from the date when it fell due, except in a case where an application has been made for the period for payment to be extended	On payment of the renewal fee	21	(20)
13.  Application for the approval of a substituted name for a plant variety	On making the application	21	(20)
14.  Application for the amendment of the register of plant varieties, except in a case where the plant breeders' rights are transferred to another person	On making the application	3	(3)
15.  Registration of title and amendment of the register of plant varieties on a transfer of plant breeders' rights or a share in such rights	On making the application for registration	21	(20)
16.  Inspection of the register of plant varieties or of a document in the possession of the Controller	Before the inspection	1	(1)
17.  Supplying copies of documents, per page	Before the delivery of the copies	0.30	(0.30)
18.  Supplying a duplicate of a document constituting evidence of a grant of plant breeders' rights or protective direction	On ordering the duplicate	6	(6)
19.  Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country	Within 14 days of demand by the Controller	112	(106)