Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
Regulation 13
Claim to priority
Subregulation 1
If a right of priority is claimed under section 14 of the Act, particulars of that claim shall be included in the application made under rule 11(1).
Subregulation 2
The particulars which shall be given, in respect of a foreign application referred to in section 14 of the Act, are —
the serial or application number allocated to the foreign application on filing;
the date of filing of the foreign application; and
any other information, documents or material that is necessary for the making of a grant of protection in Singapore, as set out in the Act and these Rules.
Subregulation 2A
For the purposes of section 14(2) of the Act, the prescribed period is 3 months.
Subregulation 3
The Registrar may require the applicant to file a certificate by the registering or other competent authority concerned certifying or verifying to the satisfaction of the Registrar —
the date of filing of the foreign application;
the registering or competent authority;
the country or territory of the registering or competent authority (where applicable); and
the full particulars of the plant variety (including but not limited to a description of the plant variety and the proposed denomination).
Subregulation 4
Where the certificate referred to in paragraph (3) is not in the English language, there shall be annexed to the certificate a translation in English of the contents of the certificate, certified or verified to the satisfaction of the Registrar.