The Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1990

Regulation 3(1)

SCHEDULE FEES

PART I FEES PAYABLE ON AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT OF PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHTS

	Amount
	New fee	Old fee
Plant Variety	£	£((*))
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/276) before the coming into force of these Regulations.
1.  A rose variety	45	(125)
2.  Any other decorative variety (excluding chrysanthemum)	125	(125)
3.  Any other variety not mentioned above (including chrysanthemum)	250	(125 to 565)

PART II FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TESTS OR EXAMINATION OF A PLANT VARIETY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT OF PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS

Plant Variety	Test or examination for which payable	New fee £	Amount Old fee £((*))
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 before the coming into force of these Regulations.
1.  A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat) or barley variety	Tests in any one year	900	(745)
2.  Any other cereal variety	Tests in any one year	850	(285 to 745)
3.  A field pea or field bean variety	Tests in any one year	800	(505)
4.  A potato or oilseed rape variety	Tests in any one year	750	(505)
5.  A herbage or fodder (including fenugreek) or any other vegetable or oil and fibre variety	Tests in any one year	700	(285 or 505)
6.  A rose variety	Tests in any one year	90	(235)
7.  A year-round perennial chrysanthemum variety	Tests in each flowering season	250	(235)
8.  A cymbidium variety	Each examination	250	(235)
9.  Any other variety not mentioned above (including a decorative or fruit) variety	Tests in any one year	250	(235)

PART III RENEWAL FEES

	Amount each year
Plant Variety	New fee £	Old fee £((*))
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 before the coming into force of these Regulations.
1.  A rose variety	45	(100 or 130)
2.  A chrysanthemum variety	300	(130 or 170)
3.  Any other decorative variety	155	(130 or 170)
4.  Any other variety not mentioned above	400	(205 or 660)

PART IV FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF OTHER MATTERS

		Amount
Matter	When payable	New fee £	Old fee £((*))
Note:
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Plant Breeders' Rights (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 before the coming into force of these Regulations.
1.  Application for a compulsory licence	On making the application	50	(21)
2.  Application to extend, limit, vary or revoke a compulsory licence	On making the application	50	(21)
3.  Making representations in writing to the Controller in connection with any application, or in connection with a proposal to terminate any plant breeders' rights or to revoke or terminate any extension of such rights	On delivering the representations	25	(0 or 3)
4.  Attending to be heard by the Controller or by a person appointed by him for the purpose	Before the hearing	50	(21)
5.  Grant of plant breeders' rights in–	Before the issue of the document constituting evidence of the grant
(a) a variety referred to in item 1 in Part I of this Schedule		35	(95)
(b) a variety referred to in item 2 in Part I of this Schedule		100	(95)
(c) a variety referred to in item 3 in Part I of this Schedule		125	(145 or 155)
6.  Giving a protective direction	Before the issue of the document constituting evidence of the giving of the protective direction	25	(21)
7.  Payment of a renewal fee after the expiration of 7 days from the date when it fell due, except in a case where an application has been made for the period for payment to be extended	On payment of the renewal fee	25	(21)
8.  Application for the approval of a substituted name for a plant variety	On making the application	25	(21)
9.  Registration of title and amendment of the register of plant varieties on a transfer of plant breeders' rights or a share in such rights	On making the application for registration	25	(21)
10.  Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country	Within 14 days of demand by the Controller	135	(140)