The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 430

PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS

The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

Made

2nd March 1993

Laid before Parliament

10th March 1993

Coming into force

1st April 1993

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 9(1) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964(1) as extended to Northern Ireland(2), and the said Minister and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, as respects the Isle of Man, in exercise of the said powers as extended to the Isle of Man(3), and in exercise of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with section 9(1) of that Act and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(4), hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1964 c. 14; see section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272) for the definition of “the Ministers”, section 39(3)(a)(ii) for an extension to include the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Northern Ireland and the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/1829), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations, for the substitution of a definition of the Ministers including the Secretary of State concerned with matters relating to the Isle of Man.

(2)

By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1574).

(3)

By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 1969.

(4)

1992 c. 53.