• Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 1976)
  • Notice No. 473 of 1976
  • Act
  • 1. Definitions
  • 2. Application of Act
  • 3. Designation of registrar
  • 4. Register of plant breeders' rights
  • 5. Register to be evidence
  • 5A. Entering into of certain agreements by registrar
  • 6. Persons who may apply for plant breeders' rights
  • 7. Application for plant breeder's right
  • 8. Priority and redating of applications
  • 9. [Repealed]
  • 10. Denomination of variety
  • 11. Rejection of application
  • 12. Amendment of application
  • 13. Publication of application
  • 14. Grant of provisional protection
  • 15. Effect of provisional protection
  • 16. Termination of provisional protection
  • 17. Objection to grant of plant breeder's right
  • 18. Hearing of an objection
  • 19. Consideration and examination of applications
  • 20. Grant of plant breeder's right
  • 21. Period of plant breeder's right
  • 22. Payment of annual fee
  • 23. Rights of holder of plant breeder's right
  • 23A. Infringement of plant breeder's right
  • 24. Maintenance of reproductive material
  • 24A. Power to enter premises, carry out inspections
  • 25. Licences
  • 26. Application for compulsory licence
  • 27. Grant of compulsory licence
  • 28. Joint holders of plant breeder's right
  • 29. Transfer of plant breeder's right
  • 30. State bound by plant breeder's right
  • 31. State may take over plant breeder's right
  • 32. Alteration of denomination
  • 33. Termination of plant breeder's right
  • 34. Voluntary surrender of plant breeder's right
  • 35. Marking of labels or containers
  • 36. Correction of errors
  • 37. Discretionary power of registrar
  • 38. Defect in form not to invalidate documents
  • 39. Preservation and proof of documents
  • 40. Secrecy
  • 41. [Repealed]
  • 42. Appeal against decision or action of the registrar
  • 43. [Repealed]
  • 44. Regulations
  • 45. Offences and penalties
  • 46. Prohibition of trafficking by officers
  • 47. Compensation in respect of infringement of plant breeder's right
  • 48. Assignment of powers and duties by Minister
  • 49. Limitation of liability
  • 50. [Repealed]
  • 51. Plant breeder's rights granted in terms of Act 22of 1964
  • 52. Repeal of laws
  • 53. Short title and commencement
• Regulations
  • Regulations relating to Plant Breeders' Rights
    • Notice No. R. 1186 of 1997
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Kinds of plants in respect of which plant breeders' rights may be granted
    • 3. Submission of applications
    • 4. Priority of applications
    • 5. Denominations for varieties
    • 6. Publication of applications
    • 7. Grant of provisional protection
    • 8. Objections against applications for the grant of plant breeders' rights
    • 9. Consideration and examination of applications
    • 10. Payment of annual fee
    • 11. Period of plant breeders' rights
    • 11A. Period of sole rights
    • 12. Notice of licences
    • 13. Application for compulsory licences
    • 14. Transfer of plant breeders' rights
    • 15. Alteration of denominations
    • 16. Termination of plant breeders' rights
    • 17. Voluntary surrender of plant breeders' rights
    • 18. Recognition of agents
    • 19. Notice of change of address
    • 20. Register of plant breeders' rights
    • 21. Inspection in and copies of documents
    • 22. Appeal to the Minister
    • 23. Remuneration of chairperson and members of appeal boards
    • 24. Payment of fees
    • 25. Address for the submission of documents
    • Tables
      • Table 1 : Kinds of plants and periods of rights
      • Table 2 : Fees payable
      • Table 3 : Particulars relating to plant breeders' rights to be published