Plant Breeders’ Rights Amendment Act 5 of 1980

The Plant Breeders’ Rights Amendment Act 5 of 1980 intends:

• to amend
  • the provisions of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976, relating to the definitions;
  • the application of the Act;
  • entries in the register of plant breeders' rights;
  • the persons who may apply for plant breeders' rights; applications for plant breeders' rights;
  • priority of applications;
  • the description and samples of new varieties;
  • the designation of new varieties;
  • the rejection of applications; 
  • the termination of provisional protection;
  • objections to the granting of plant breeders' rights;
  • the consideration and examination of applications;
  • the period of plant breeders' rights;
  • the rights of holders of plant breeders' rights;
  • the maintenance of reproductive material;
  • the granting of licences by the holders of plant breeders' rights;
  • applications for compulsory licences; 
  • the rights of joint holders of plant breeders' rights;
  • the taking over of plant breeders' rights by the State;
  • the alteration of the denomination of a variety;
  • the termination of a plant breeder's right;
  • the marking of labels or containers; and secrecy; and
• to provide for incidental inatters.

Commencement

2 January 1981 (Gazette 7349 of 24 December 1980)

Amendments

• To be repealed by Plant Breeders' Rights Act 12 of 2018
• Amended by Agricultural Laws Rationalisation Act 72 of 1998