Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Grant and Revocation of Protection
24. Term of grant of protection
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The Registrar must endorse on every grant of protection the date of the grant of protection.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Plant Varieties mentioned in section 5;
Subject to sections 25 and 26, the term of a grant of protection is a period of 25 calendar years from the date of the grant of protection.
term
“term”, in relation to a grant of protection, means the term of the grant of protection under section 24;
The grantee must during the term of the grant of protection pay an annual fee of a prescribed amount and furnish any information that the Registrar may require in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed period.
A late fee of a prescribed amount may be imposed by rules made under this Act for the payment of the annual fee within the prescribed period but after the anniversary of the date of grant of protection where the anniversary is the first day of the one year period for which the annual fee is payable, in prescribed circumstances.
grant of protection
“grant of protection” means a grant of protection made by the Registrar under section 21;