Patents Act 1977

Information to be supplied by farmerU.K.

[F15(1)At the request of a relevant rights holder (“H”), a farmer must tell H—

(a)his name and address;

(b)whether he has performed a relevant activity; and

(c)if he has performed such an activity, the address of the holding on which he performed it.

(2)If the farmer has performed such an activity, he must tell H whether he is—

(a)liable to pay remuneration as a result of paragraph 3; or

(b)not liable because he is a small farmer.

(3)If the farmer has told H that he is liable to pay remuneration as a result of paragraph 3, he must tell H—

(a)the amount of the protected material used;

(b)whether the protected material has been processed for planting; and

(c)if it has, the name and address of the person who processed it.

(4)The farmer must comply with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) when complying with sub-paragraph (1).

(5)If the farmer has told H that he is liable to pay remuneration as a result of paragraph 3, he must (if H asks him to do so) tell H—

(a)whether he used any protected material with the authority of H within the same seed year; and

(b)if he did, the amount used and the name and address of the person who supplied it.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. A1 inserted (28.7.2000) by S.I. 2000/2037, reg. 8(1), Sch. 1