Singapore legislation

Clause 23

of Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill

Clause 23

New section 18A

The Plant Varieties Protection Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 18, the following section:“Breeder’s test18A.—

(1)

The applicant may, for the purpose of an examination under section 17(2) of the plant variety that is the subject of the application, lodge with the Registrar, in the manner required by the Registrar and within the prescribed period, prescribed information and prescribed materials relating to any test on the plant variety —

(a)

that was conducted by the breeder or another person, organisation or entity acceptable to the Registrar or the Examiner; and

(b)

that satisfies the prescribed requirements.(2) The applicant must, on the request of the Registrar or the Examiner, make arrangements for the Registrar or the Examiner to carry out a site inspection of the test mentioned in subsection (1), for the purpose of enabling the Registrar or the Examiner to determine the veracity or adequacy of the information and materials mentioned in that subsection.”.

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