Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 1976)3. Designation of registrar |
| (1) | The Minister shall designate an officer in the department as the Registrar of Plant Breeders' Rights, who shall be the authority to whom the protection of varieties is entrusted, and who shall exercise the powers and carry out the duties assigned to or imposed upon the registrar under this Act. |
[Section 3(1) substituted by section 3 of Act No. 15 of 1996]
| (2) | The registrar shall exercise his or her powers and carryout his or her duties subject to any instructions issued by the Minister. |
[Section 3(2) substituted by section 3 of Act No. 15 of 1996]
| (3) |
| (a) | The registrar may authorize any officer, or with the approval of the Minister any person who is not an officer, to exercise or carry out any power or duty of the registrar. |
| (b) | Any decision made or order given by any such officer or any such person, may be withdrawn or amended by the registrar, and shall, until it has been so withdrawn or amended, be deemed, except for the purposes of this paragraph, to have been made by the registrar. |
[Section 3(3) substituted by section 3 of Act No. 15 of 1996]
| (4) | The officer designated as registrar in terms of section 3(1) of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1964 (Act No. 22 of 1964), shall be deemed to have been designated as Registrar of Plant Breeders' Rights in terms of this section. |