Clause 22
Amendment of section 17
of Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 22
Section 17 of the Plant Varieties Protection Act is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the words “candidate variety” in subsection (1)(b), the words “, but only if the Registrar or the Examiner requests for it”;
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) The Registrar or the Examiner may consider the information and materials lodged under section 18A by the applicant for the purpose of the examination.”; and
(c)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) The Registrar or the Examiner (as the case may be) may extend the period in subsection (4) in a particular case.”.