Singapore legislation

Regulation 68A

of Plant Varieties Protection Rules

Regulation 68A

Establishment of electronic online system

Amended byS 401/2022 wef 26/05/2022

Subregulation 1

An electronic online system is established for the purposes of these Rules.

Subregulation 2

Unless the Registrar permits otherwise in a particular case, the electronic online system must be used by any person for giving or sending to, filing with or serving on the Registrar any document (other than a notice or document to be served in proceedings in court).

Subregulation 3

The electronic online system may be used —

(a)

by the Registrar for giving or sending to or serving on any person any notice or other document; and

(b)

by a party for the giving or sending to or serving on another party (other than the Registrar) of any document required to be given, sent to or served on that other party under the Act or these Rules.

Subregulation 4

To avoid doubt, paragraph (3) does not apply to the service of any notice or document to be served in proceedings in court.

Subregulation 5

The Registrar may issue practice directions specifying —

(a)

the manner in which any document is to be given or sent to, filed with or served on the Registrar under paragraph (2);

(b)

the manner in which the Registrar may give, send or serve any notice or document under paragraph (3);

(c)

the procedures and conditions for the setting up, operation and use of the electronic online system; and (d)in the event of any interruption in the operation of the electronic online system, the manner in which any document is to be given or sent to, filed with or served on the Registrar under paragraph (2), or in which the Registrar may give, send or serve any notice or document under paragraph (3).

Subregulation 6

Amended byS 401/2022 wef 26/05/2022

The Registrar —

(a)

may correct any error or omission in any document or information that has occurred or arisen as a result of any interruption in the operation of the electronic online system; and

(b)

must maintain a record of the correction so made.