http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/contentsPlant Varieties Act 1997An Act to make provision about rights in relation to plant varieties; to make provision about the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal; to extend the time limit for institution of proceedings for contravention of seeds regulations; and for connected purposes.1997-11-27texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2022-12-15 Plant Varieties Act 1997Blanket amendmentThe Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011art. 3 6art. 3(2)art. 3(3) 4(2) 6(4)(5)art. 2 Plant Varieties Act 1997Part I Plant Varieties Preliminary1 Plant breeders’ rights.2 The Plant Variety Rights Office. Grant of plant breeders’ rights3 Grant on application.4 Conditions for the grant of rights.5 Rights in relation to application period. Scope of plant breeders’ rights6 Protected variety.7 Dependent varieties. Exceptions8 General exceptions.9 Farm saved seed.10 Exhaustion of rights. Duration and transmission of plant breeders’ rights11 Duration.12 Transmission. Remedies for infringement13 Remedies for infringement.14 Presumptions in proceedings relating to harvested material.15 Presumptions in proceedings relating to products made from harvested material. Duties of holder of plant breeders’ rights16 Maintenance of protected variety.17 Compulsory licences. Naming of protected varieties18 Selection and registration of names.19 Duty to use registered name.20 Improper use of registered name. Termination and suspension of plant breeders’ rights21 Nullity.22 Cancellation.23 Suspension. Proceedings before the Controller24 Right to be heard: general.25 Right to be heard: applications for compulsory licences.26 Appeals to the Tribunal. Discharge of the Controller’s functions27 Ministerial guidance.28 Regulations.29 Fees.30 Use of outsiders. False information and representations as to rights31 False information.32 False representations as to rights. Miscellaneous33 Exclusion from Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.34 Disclosure of information obtained under section 14 or 15.35 Reference collections of plant material. General36 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.37 Jurisdiction in relation to offences.38 Interpretation of Part I.39 Application of Part I to the Crown.40 Application of Part I to existing rights. Transition41 Varieties of recent creation.Part II The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal42 The Tribunal.43 Jurisdiction under arbitration agreements.44 Statutory jurisdiction: regulations.45 Appeals from the Tribunal.46 Interpretation of Part II.Part III Miscellaneous and general Miscellaneous47 Extension of time limit for institution of proceedings for contravention of seeds regulations. General48 Regulations and orders.49 General interpretation.50 Receipts.51 Consequential amendments.52 Repeals.53 Extent.54 Short title and commencement. SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1 The Plant Variety Rights Office Staff1The Ministers may appoint a deputy controller and such other... Remuneration2There shall be paid to the Controller and any other... Authority of officers3Any act or thing directed to be done by or... Proof of documents4Prima facie evidence, or in Scotland sufficient evidence, of any...5Any document purporting to be certified in accordance with paragraph...SCHEDULE 2 Conditions for the grant of plant breeders’ rightsPart I Criteria for grant of rights Distinctness1The variety shall be deemed to be distinct if it... Uniformity2The variety shall be deemed to be uniform if, subject... Stability3The variety shall be deemed to be stable if those... Novelty4(1) The variety shall be deemed to be new if...Part II Priorities between applicants for rights5(1) If a variety is bred, or discovered and developed,...6(1) If the following conditions are met, an application for...7(1) Any priority which an application for the grant of...SCHEDULE 3 The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal Constitution of the Tribunal1In any case, the jurisdiction of the Tribunal shall be... Chairman2(1) The Lord Chancellor shall appoint a person to be...3(1) The Lord President of the Court of Session shall...4(1) The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission shall appoint a...5(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a person’s appointment under...6(1) In the case of the temporary absence or inability... The two panels7(1) The Ministers shall draw up and from time to... Selection from the panels8(1) The members of the panels who are to deal... Sittings of the Tribunal9The Tribunal may, for the purpose of hearing proceedings brought... Decisions of the Tribunal10(1) Any decision of the Tribunal in exercise of their... Costs11(1) In any proceedings brought before the Tribunal in England...12In any proceedings brought before the Tribunal in Scotland under... Rules13(1) The Lord Chancellor may make rules as to the... Remuneration of Tribunal members14The Ministers may pay to members of the Tribunal such... Officers and servants15(1) The Ministers may appoint such officers and servants of... Interpretation16In this Schedule— “appointing authority” means— in relation to an...SCHEDULE 4 RepealsPlant Varieties Act 19971997 c. 66An Act to make provision about rights in relation to plant varieties; to make provision about the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal; to extend the time limit for institution of proceedings for contravention of seeds regulations; and for connected purposes.[27th November 1997]Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1Act: transfer of functions, property, rights and liabilities (27.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3141, arts. 2(1)(5), 3, Sch.Act extended (1.3.2002) by The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/247), reg. 27(1) (subject to regs. 19(2), 27(2)(3))Act: certain functions transferred (21.11.2002) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification of Enactments) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2843), art. 8 (with art. 10)Act applied in part (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/204), regs. 1(1), 3-14 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1220, regs. 1(2), 8(1)-(5); S.I. 2020/769, regs. 1(2)(a), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Act extended (with modifications) (1.8.2016) by The Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/758), art. 3, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2022/1337, art. 1, Sch.)
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-17" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/17" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/17" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>17</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Compulsory licences.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsPblock ContentRef="part-I-crossheading-naming-of-protected-varieties" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/naming-of-protected-varieties" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/naming-of-protected-varieties" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsTitle> Naming of protected varieties</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>18</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Selection and registration of names.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>19</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Duty to use registered name.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>20</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Improper use of registered name.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsPblock ContentRef="part-I-crossheading-termination-and-suspension-of-plant-breeders-rights" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/termination-and-suspension-of-plant-breeders-rights" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/termination-and-suspension-of-plant-breeders-rights" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsTitle> Termination and suspension of plant breeders’ rights</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/21" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/21" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>21</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Nullity.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>22</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Cancellation.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>23</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Suspension.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsPblock ContentRef="part-I-crossheading-proceedings-before-the-controller" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/proceedings-before-the-controller" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/proceedings-before-the-controller" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsTitle> Proceedings before the Controller</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>24</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Right to be heard: general.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>25</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Right to be heard: applications for compulsory licences.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/26" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/26" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>26</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Appeals to the Tribunal.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsPblock ContentRef="part-I-crossheading-discharge-of-the-controllers-functions" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/discharge-of-the-controllers-functions" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/discharge-of-the-controllers-functions" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsTitle> Discharge of the Controller’s functions</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-27" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/27" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/27" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>27</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Ministerial guidance.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-28" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/28" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/28" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>28</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Regulations.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-29" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/29" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/29" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>29</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Fees.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>30</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Use of outsiders.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsPblock ContentRef="part-I-crossheading-false-information-and-representations-as-to-rights" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/false-information-and-representations-as-to-rights" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/false-information-and-representations-as-to-rights" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsTitle> False information and representations as to rights</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>31</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> False information.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>32</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> False representations as to rights.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Miscellaneous</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>33</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Exclusion from Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-34" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/34" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/34" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>34</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Disclosure of information obtained under section 14 or 15.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>35</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Reference collections of plant material.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsPblock ContentRef="part-I-crossheading-general" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/general" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/part/I/crossheading/general" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsTitle> General</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-36" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/36" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/36" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
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<ContentsTitle>
Offences by bodies corporate,
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<ContentsNumber>37</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Jurisdiction in relation to offences.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>38</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Interpretation of Part I.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>39</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Application of Part I to the Crown.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-40" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/40" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/40" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>40</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Application of Part I to existing rights.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Transition</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-41" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/41" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/41" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>41</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Varieties of recent creation.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>Part II</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-42" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/42" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/42" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>42</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> The Tribunal.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-43" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/43" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/43" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>43</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Jurisdiction under arbitration agreements.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>44</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Statutory jurisdiction: regulations.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-45" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/45" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/45" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>45</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Appeals from the Tribunal.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-46" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/46" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/46" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>46</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Interpretation of Part II.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Miscellaneous</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>47</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Extension of time limit for institution of proceedings for contravention of seeds regulations.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> General</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-48" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/48" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/48" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>48</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Regulations and orders.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-49" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/49" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/49" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>49</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> General interpretation.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>50</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Receipts.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsItem ContentRef="section-51" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/section/51" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/section/51" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>51</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Consequential amendments.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>52</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Repeals.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>53</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Extent.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Short title and commencement.</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>Part I</ContentsNumber>
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<ContentsTitle> Stability</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Novelty</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>Part II</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Priorities between applicants for rights</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>SCHEDULE 3</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Constitution of the Tribunal</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>1</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">In any case, the jurisdiction of the Tribunal shall be...</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Chairman</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle Generated="true">(1) The Lord Chancellor shall appoint a person to be...</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle Generated="true">(1) The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission shall appoint a...</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>6</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">(1) In the case of the temporary absence or inability...</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> The two panels</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>7</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">(1) The Ministers shall draw up and from time to...</ContentsTitle>
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</ContentsPblock>
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<ContentsTitle> Selection from the panels</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>8</ContentsNumber>
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</ContentsPblock>
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<ContentsTitle> Sittings of the Tribunal</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>9</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">The Tribunal may, for the purpose of hearing proceedings brought...</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Decisions of the Tribunal</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-3-paragraph-10" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/10" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/10" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>10</ContentsNumber>
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<ContentsTitle> Costs</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-3-paragraph-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/11" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/11" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>11</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">(1) In any proceedings brought before the Tribunal in England...</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-3-paragraph-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/12" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>12</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">In any proceedings brought before the Tribunal in Scotland under...</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
</ContentsPblock>
<ContentsPblock ContentRef="schedule-3-crossheading-rules" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/crossheading/rules" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/crossheading/rules" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsTitle> Rules</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-3-paragraph-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/13" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/13" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>13</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">(1) The Lord Chancellor may make rules as to the...</ContentsTitle>
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</ContentsPblock>
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<ContentsTitle> Remuneration of Tribunal members</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-3-paragraph-14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/14" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/14" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>14</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">The Ministers may pay to members of the Tribunal such...</ContentsTitle>
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</ContentsPblock>
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<ContentsTitle> Officers and servants</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-3-paragraph-15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/15" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/15" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>15</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">(1) The Ministers may appoint such officers and servants of...</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle> Interpretation</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>16</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">In this Schedule— “appointing authority” means— in relation to an...</ContentsTitle>
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</ContentsSchedule>
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<ContentsNumber>SCHEDULE 4</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle> Repeals</ContentsTitle>
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<Primary>
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<Title>Plant Varieties Act 1997</Title>
<Number>1997 c. 66</Number>
<LongTitle>An Act to make provision about rights in relation to plant varieties; to make provision about the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal; to extend the time limit for institution of proceedings for contravention of seeds regulations; and for connected purposes.</LongTitle>
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<DateText>[27th November 1997]</DateText>
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<Text>
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Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
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</Text>
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<Commentary id="c877800" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by
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,
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,
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</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
Act: transfer of functions, property, rights and liabilities (27.12.1999) by
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00005" id="c00006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3141/article/2/1/5" SectionRef="article-2-1-5">arts. 2(1)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
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,
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<Para>
<Text>
Act extended (1.3.2002) by
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,
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(subject to
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,
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)
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<Commentary id="c1945903" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Act: certain functions transferred (21.11.2002) by
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,
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(with
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)
</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
Act applied in part (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by
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,
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,
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(as amended by
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,
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,
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;
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,
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,
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);
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,
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<Para>
<Text>
Act extended (with modifications) (1.8.2016) by
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,
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