The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1992

Made: 3rd August 1992

Laid before Parliament: 7th August 1992

Coming into force: 28th August 1992

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, as respects the United Kingdom, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 9(1) and (5), 36 and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964[^f00001] as extended to Northern Ireland[^f00002] and the said Minister and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, as respects the Isle of Man, in exercise of the said powers as extended to the Isle of Man[^f00003], and in exercise of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Title and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 28th August 1992.

Amendment of principal Regulations

2

Schedule 3 to the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1978[^f00004] (reproductive and other plant material to be delivered to the Controller) shall be amended as follows—

Signed

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 29th July 1992.

Derek H. Andrews — Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Hector Monro — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 3rd August 1992

David Hunt — Secretary of State for Wales — 31st July 1992

Patrick Mayhew — Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — 3rd August 1992

Kenneth Clarke — Secretary of State for the Home — Department (being the Secretary of State concerned with matters relating to the Isle of Man) — 31st July 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1978.

A Scheme has been made to enable plant breeders' rights to be granted in respect of Galtonia candicans. Part XII of Schedule 3 to the 1978 Regulations (which Schedule was inserted into the 1978 Regulations by the Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1982 and amended by S.I. 1990/2633) has been amended so as to specify the reproductive and other material which must be delivered to the Controller when an application is made for a grant of plant breeders' rights in respect of varieties of Galtonia candicans.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1964 c. 14; section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272) contains a definition of Ministers relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

[^f00002]: By section 39(3) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and by the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1574).

[^f00003]: By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/1829), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1978/294; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1982/1101, 1985/1092, 1990/1592, 1990/2633.