Singapore legislation

Regulation 17

of Plant Varieties Protection Rules

Regulation 17

Amendment of application or document

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraph (2), an applicant may apply to amend an application for a grant of protection and such application shall be made on Form PVP 4.

Subregulation 2

An application to amend an application for a grant of protection to correct or change the name or other particulars of the applicant shall be made on Form PVP 1.

Subregulation 3

An application to amend an application for a grant of protection to correct or change the name of the applicant shall be accompanied by relevant documentary evidence of such change.

Subregulation 4

Before acting on an application to amend an application for a grant of protection, the Registrar may require the applicant to furnish such proof as the Registrar thinks fit.

Subregulation 5

Where an application is made for amendment of an application for a grant of protection which has been published, and the amendment affects any of the particulars specified in rule 16, the amendment or a statement of the effect of the amendment shall be published.

Subregulation 6

A request for amendment of any error in any document filed at the Registry in connection with an application shall be made on Form PVP 4 and the correction shall be clearly identified on a document and filed together with the form or, if not, on the form itself.