Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of Plant Varieties Protection Act

The Plant Varieties Protection Act (Cap. 232A, 2006 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “harvested material” in section 2, the following definition:“ “Office” means the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore incorporated under the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act (Cap. 140);”;

(b)

by deleting the word “Registry” in section 52(2) and substituting the word “Office”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 52, the following subsection:“(2A) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against such person in respect of the offence.”; and

(d)

by deleting the words “to the Registry” in section 52(3) and substituting the words “into the funds of the Office”.