The Plants Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1998

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 FEES

PART I FEES PAYABLE ON AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT OF PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS

	Amount
Plant Variety	New fee	Old fee
	£	£(*)
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/618) as amended by the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/382) before the coming into force of these Regulations on 8th May 1998.
1.  A rose variety	70	(50)
2.  A chrysanthemum variety	260	(250)
3.  Any other decorative variety	130	(125)
4.  Any other variety	260	(250)

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

		Amount
Plant Variety	Test or examination for which payable	New fee	Old fee
		£	£(*)
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/618) as amended by the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/382) before the coming into force of these Regulations on 8th May 1998.
1.  A cereal (excluding maize) variety	Tests in any one year	710	(685)
2.  A maize variety	Tests in any one year	435	(420)
3.  A potato variety	Tests in any one year	660	(640)
4.  A beetroot, Brussels sprout, cabbage, celery, fenugreek, leek, turnip or fodder variety	Tests in any one year	615	(595)
5.  A carrot, curly kale, onion or radish variety	Tests in any one year	615	(—)
6.  A field pea, vegetable pea, field bean or broad bean variety	Tests in any one year	530	(510)
7.  A herbage variety	Tests in any one year	435	(420)
8.  An oil and fibre (including oilseed rape) variety	Tests in any one year	435	(420)
9.  A sugar beet or fodder beet variety	Tests in any one year	170	(—)
10.  A rose variety	Tests in any one year	115	(80)
11.  A year-round perennial chrysanthemum variety	Tests in each flowering season	175	(170)
12.  Any other chrysanthemum variety	Tests in any one year	175	(170)
13.  A cymbidium variety	Each examination	220	(215)
14.  A fruit variety	Tests in any one year	175	(170)
15.  Any other variety	Tests in any one year	220	(215)

PART III RENEWAL FEES

	Amount each year
Plant Variety	New standard fee	New reduced fee	Old standard fee	Old reduced fee
	£	£	£(*)	£(*)
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/618) as amended by the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/382) before the coming into force of these Regulations on 8th May 1998.
1.  A rose variety	70	35	(50)	(25)
2.  A chrysanthemum variety	315	160	(305)	(155)
3.  Any other decorative variety	165	85	(160)	(80)
4.  A vegetable variety (excluding a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)	160	80	(155)	(80)
5.  A fruit variety	315	160	(305)	(155)
6.  Any other variety (including a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)	415	210	(400)	(200)

PART IV FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF OTHER MATTERS

		Amount
Matter	When payable	New fee	Old fee
		£	£(*)
Note:
(*) Note: The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/618) as amended by the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/382) before the coming into force of these Regulations on 8th May 1998.
1.  Application for a compulsory licence	On making the application	55	(50)
2.  Application to extend, limit, vary or revoke a compulsory licence	On making the application	55	(50)
3.  Making representations in writing to the Controller as provided in the Act or the principal Regulations	On delivering the representations	30	(25)
4.  Attending to be heard by the Controller or by a person appointed by him for the purpose	Before the hearing	55	(50)
5.  Grant of plant breeders' rights in— (a) a variety referred to in item 1 in Part I of this Schedule	Before the issue of the plant breeders' certificate constituting evidence of the grant	55	(40)
(b) a variety referred to in item 3 in Part I of this Schedule		115	(110)
(c) a variety referred to in item 2 or item 4 in Part I of this Schedule		140	(135)
6.  Payment of a renewal fee after the expiration of 7 days from the date when it fell due (having regard to any extension granted under these Regulations)	On payment of the renewal fee	30	(25)
7.  Application for the approval of a substituted name for a plant variety	On making the application	30	(25)
8.  Amendment of the record of plant varieties on a transfer of plant breeders' rights	On making the application for amendment	30	(25)
9.  Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country	Within 14 days of demand by the Controller	150	(180)

Regulation 7(1)

SCHEDULE 2 REVOCATIONS

Regulations revoked	References
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1990	S.I. 1990/618
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1994	S.I. 1994/675
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1995	S.I. 1995/606
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1995	S.I. 1995/2947
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997(1)	S.I. 1997/382

(1)

The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/655) and the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/438) were revoked by the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/430). The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 were revoked by the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/675).