Singapore legislation

Regulation 15

of Plant Varieties Protection Rules

Regulation 15

Deficiencies in applications

Amended byS 504/2014 wef 30/07/2014

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 504/2014 wef 30/07/2014

Where an application for a grant of protection does not satisfy the requirements of rule 11(1), the Registrar shall send notice of this to the applicant requiring the applicant to remedy any such deficiency.

Subregulation 2

Where the Registrar refuses to approve a proposed denomination under section 36(3) of the Act which has been submitted in the application, the Registrar shall send a notice to the applicant requiring the applicant to propose another denomination.

Subregulation 3

If the applicant fails to remedy all deficiencies set out in the notice referred to in paragraph (1), or propose another denomination in accordance with paragraph (2) within 2 months from the date of the notice, the application shall lapse in accordance with section 19 of the Act.