(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/758) to make further modifications to the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c. 66) (“the 1997 Act”) in its application to the Isle of Man.
The amendments made by this Order to the 1997 Act correspond to amendments made to that Act (as it has effect in the United Kingdom) by the Plant Breeders’ Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/204).
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.