The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1993

Made: 10th November 1993

Laid before Parliament: 10th November 1993

Coming into force: 1st December 1993

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 1993 and shall come into force on 1st December 1993.

Revocations

2

The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1990[^f00004], the Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1990 [^f00005] and the Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) Regulations 1992[^f00006] are hereby revoked.

Amendment of principal Regulations

3

For Schedule 3 to the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1978 [^f00007] (reproductive and other plant material to be delivered to the Controller) there shall be substituted the provisions of the Schedule to these Regulations.

SCHEDULE

Signed

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 4th November 1993.

Gillian Shephard — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Hector Monro — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — 8th November 1993

John Redwood — Secretary of State for Wales — 4th November 1993

Patrick Mayhew — Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — 10th November 1993

Michael Howard — Secretary of State for the Home — Department (being the Secretary of State concerned with matters relating to the Isle of Man) — 5th November 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulation)

These Regulations amend the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1978.

Schemes having been made to enable Plant Breeders' Rights to be granted in respect of sainfoin, birdsfoot trefoil, tomatoes, quince rootstock, herbaceous perennials, trees, shrubs and woody climbers, and miscellaneous ornamentals, Schedule 3 has been superseded by a new Schedule which specifies the reproductive and other material which must be delivered to the Controller when an application is made for a grant of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 these species.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1964 c. 14; section 38(1) (as amended by S.I.1978/272) contains a definition of “the 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.

[^f00007]: S.I.1978/294; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1982/1101, 1985/1092.