The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 204

PART 1 U.K. Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation U.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 1997 Act” means the Plant Varieties Act 1997 M1 ;

“the Controller” has the meaning given in the 1997 Act;

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights M2 , as it has effect immediately before [F1 IP completion day];

“existing EU right” has the meaning given in regulation 3;

“variety” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the 1997 Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Plant Breeders Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/769), regs. 1(2)(b), 2(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1))

Marginal Citations

M1 1997 c. 66.

M2 OJ No L 227, 1.9.1004. p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation 15/2008/EC (OJ No L 8, 11.1.2008, p 2).