Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c. 66)

Part I U.K. Plant Varieties

Miscellaneous U.K.

F1 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 33 repealed (1.3.2000) by S.I. 2000/311, art. 33(2)

34 Disclosure of information obtained under section 14 or 15. U.K.

(1) If the holder of plant breeders’ rights obtains information pursuant to a notice given for the purposes of section 14 or 15 above, he shall owe an obligation of confidence in respect of the information to the person who supplied it.

(2) Subsection (1) above shall not have effect to restrict disclosure of information—

(a) for the purposes of, or in connection with, establishing whether plant breeders’ rights have been infringed, or

(b) for the purposes of, or in connection with, any proceedings for the infringement of plant breeders’ rights.

35 Reference collections of plant material. U.K.

(1) The Controller may establish and maintain reference collections of plant material.

(2) The Controller may by means of grants of such amounts as he may determine defray or contribute towards the expenses incurred by any other person in maintaining any reference collection of plant material.