Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Application for Grant of Protection
16. Objections to denomination and grant of protection
Feedback & supportAny person may, within the prescribed period after the publication of a denomination, by written notice to the Registrar, object to the approval of that denomination.
denomination
“denomination” means the distinguishing name or identification for a plant variety;
Any person may, within the prescribed period after the publication of an application for a grant of protection for a plant variety, by written notice to the Registrar, object to the making of a grant in respect of that plant variety on the ground that the plant variety is not new within the meaning of section 22.
The Minister may make rules to provide for objection proceedings and for matters relating to objection proceedings.
If a person who neither resides nor carries on business in Singapore makes an objection under this section, the Registrar may require the person to give security for the costs of the proceedings and may, if security is not given, dismiss the proceedings.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Plant Varieties mentioned in section 5;