Clause 1
Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Act 2014 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
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Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill
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- Bill
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 2014
- Sections
- 12
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About this bill
Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 9 2014, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2014.
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Plant Varieties Protection Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “denomination”, the following definition:“ “Examiner” means any person, organisation or entity appointed by the Registrar for the purpose of referring any question or matter relating to a grant of protection;”; and
(b)
by deleting the definition of “prescribed examination authority”.
Clause 3
Repeal and re-enactment of section 4
Section 4 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Application of Act
4. This Act shall apply to all plant genera and species.”.
Clause 4
Amendment of section 6
Section 6 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The Registrar may, in relation to a particular matter or class of matters, by writing under his hand, delegate all or any of his powers or functions under this Act (except this power of delegation) to an Assistant Registrar of Plant Varieties, any public officer, or any person with the relevant qualifications for or experience in the matter or class of matters, so that the delegated powers and functions may be exercised by the delegate with respect to the matter or class of matters specified in the instrument of delegation.”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) Where the delegate is a person with the relevant qualifications or experience referred to in subsection (1), he shall, when exercising the delegated powers or functions, be deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).”.
Clause 5
Amendment of section 14
Section 14(3) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “a local prescribed examination authority” and substituting the words “an Examiner appointed by the Registrar for the purposes of this subsection”.
Clause 6
Amendment of section 17
Section 17 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “prescribed examination authority in Singapore (referred to in this section as a local prescribed examination authority)” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “Examiner appointed by the Registrar for the purposes of this section”; and
(b)
by deleting the words “local prescribed examination authority” wherever they appear in subsections (1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) and substituting in each case the word “Examiner”.
Clause 7
Amendment of section 18
Section 18(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “a prescribed examination authority” and substituting the words “an Examiner”.
Clause 8
Amendment of section 19
Section 19(3) of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “a local prescribed examination authority” and substituting the words “an Examiner”; and
(b)
by deleting the words “the local prescribed examination authority” and substituting the words “the Examiner”.
Clause 9
Amendment of section 22
Section 22 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(3A) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a), where this Act did not apply to a plant genus or species before the date of commencement of section 3 of the Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Act 2014, and an application for a grant of protection is made within one year after that date in respect of any plant variety belonging to that plant genus or species, that plant variety shall be deemed to be new if harvested or propagating material of that plant variety has not been sold, or otherwise disposed of, in Singapore to another person, by or with the consent of the breeder for the purposes of exploitation in Singapore of that plant variety —
(a)
earlier than 6 years before the date that application is made, in the case of trees or vines; or
(b)
earlier than 4 years before the date that application is made, in any other case.”.
Clause 10
Amendment of section 25
Section 25(2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “a prescribed examination authority” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “an Examiner”.
Clause 11
Amendment of section 47
Section 47(2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “officer of a local prescribed examination authority referred to in section 17(1)” and substituting the words “Examiner referred to in section 17(1) and officer thereof (if the Examiner is not an individual)”.
Clause 12
Repeal of Schedule
The Schedule to the principal Act is repealed.
Common questions
- What is Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill?
- Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 9 2014, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2014.
- Is Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill still in force?
- Yes — Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill is currently in force.
- When did Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill take effect?
- Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill was first recorded in 2014.
- How many clauses does Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill have?
- Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill contains 12 clauses.
- Where can I read the official version of Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill?
- The official text of Plant Varieties Protection (Amendment) Bill is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.