Part I

Plant Varieties

Discharge of the Controller’s functions

Fees.
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1
The Ministers may make regulations as respects the charging of fees by the Controller, including periodical fees payable by persons holding plant breeders’ rights.
2
Regulations under subsection (1) above may authorise the Controller—
a
in the case of a failure to pay any fees payable in connection with any application to him under this Part of this Act, to refuse the application, and
b
in the case of a failure by a holder of plant breeders’ rights to pay any fees payable in connection with those rights, to terminate the period for which the grant of those rights has effect;
and may provide for the restoration of the application or the rights if the failure to pay fees is made good.
S. 29: power to make regulations extended (1.3.2002) by The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/247), reg. 21