Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 19767. Application for plant breeder’s right |
| (1) | An application for the grant of a plant breeder's right shall be made in the prescribed manner, be accompanied by the prescribed application fee and documents, and contain an address in the Republic to which any notice or communication may be sent. |
| (2) | An application under subsection (1) by a person who is not resident in the Republic or, in the case of a juristic person, which does not have a registered office in the Republic, shall be submitted only through an agent. |
[Section 7(2) substituted by section 3 of Act No. 14 of 1981]
| (3) | The registrar may require— |
| (a) | that plants of the variety in question, or of the variety from which it originated, be shown to him; and |
| (b) | that such additional information or specimens as he or she may deem necessary to determine whether or not the variety concerned constitutes a variety referred to in section 2, be furnished to him or her. |
[Section 7(3)(b) substituted by section 5 of Act No. 15 of 1996]