Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Administration
5. Registrar of Plant Varieties and other officers
Feedback & supportThere is to be a Registrar of Plant Varieties who has the chief control of the Registry of Plant Varieties.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Plant Varieties mentioned in section 5;
There are to be one or more Deputy Registrars of Plant Varieties who is to, subject to the control of the Registrar, have all the powers and functions of the Registrar under this Act, other than the powers of the Registrar under section 6.
plant
“plant” includes all fungi and algae but does not include bacteria, bacteroids, mycoplasmas, viruses, viroids and bacteriophages;
There are to be one or more Assistant Registrars of Plant Varieties.
The Registrar and all the other officers under this section must be appointed by the Minister.