The Plants Breeders' Rights (Fees) Regulations 1998

Payment of fees

3.  There shall be paid to the Controller—

(a) in respect of every application for a grant of plant breeders' rights in respect of a variety of a kind specified in the first column of Part I of Schedule 1, the fee set out in the second column (New fee) of that Part opposite the reference in the first column to the kind of variety, such fee being payable on making the application;

(b) in respect of tests or examination of a variety of a kind specified in the first column of Part II of Schedule 1 which is the subject of an application for a grant of plant breeders' rights, the fee set out in the third column (New fee) of that Part opposite the reference in the first column to the kind of variety, such fee being payable for the tests or examination referred to in the second column of that Part within fourteen days of a written demand made by the Controller;

(c) in respect of renewal fees—

(i) in the case of a variety of a kind specified in the first column of Part III of Schedule 1 in respect of which there is no subsisting Community plant variety right, the fee set out in the second column (New standard fee) of that Part opposite the reference in the first column to the kind of variety;

(ii) in the case of a variety of a kind specified in the first column of Part III of Schedule 1 in respect of which there is a subsisting Community plant variety right, the fee set out in the third column (New reduced fee) of that Part opposite the reference in the first column of that Part to the kind of variety,

such fee being due on, but not payable more than three months before, each anniversary of the date of the grant of plant breeders' rights;

(d) in respect of the matters referred to in the first column of Part IV of Schedule 1, the fees set out in the third column (New fees) of that Part opposite the respective references to those matters, such fees being payable at the respective times specified in the second column of that Part.