1990 No. 1593
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Festulolium) Scheme 1990
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, as respects the United Kingdom, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1(1) and (5), 3(1), 5(7), and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 19641 as extended to Northern Ireland2 and the said Minister and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, as respects the Isle of Man, in exercise of the said powers as extended to the Isle of Man3, after consultation in accordance with section 1(5) of the said Act with the Controller of Plant Variety Rights and with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, and in exercise of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Scheme:
Title, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Scheme may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Festulolium) Scheme 1990 and shall come into force on 28th August 1990.
2
In this Scheme “the Act” means the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964.
Plant varieties for which plant breeders' rights may be granted2
There are prescribed for the purposes of the grant of plant breeders' rights all plant varieties of Festulolium which conform with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of x. Festulolium spp.
Period for which rights are exercisable3
The period for which plant breeders' rights shall be exercisable in respect of any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 2 of this Scheme shall be 25 years.
Class of plant varieties for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act4
In relation to x. Festulolium spp. the class of plant varieties prescribed for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act (which enables classes of plant varieties to be prescribed in connection with the use of names likely to deceive or cause confusion) consist of all plant varieties of the species specified in the Schedule to this Scheme.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 23rd July 1990.
SCHEDULESPECIES OF WHICH PLANT VARIETIES ARE PRESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 5(7) OF THE ACT
Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
Agrostis canina L. ssp. montana (Hartm.) Hartm. | Brown Bent |
Agrostis canina L. canina | Velvet bent |
Agrostis gigantea Roth | Red top |
Agrostis stolonifera L. | Creeping bent |
Agrostis capillaris L. | Brown top |
Alopecurus pratensis L. | Meadow foxtail |
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex. J. S. et K. B. Presl. | Tall oatgrass |
Bromus catharticus Vahl. | Rescue grass |
Bromus inermis Lesser | Smooth brome, Awnless brome |
Bromus sitchensis Trin | Alaska brome-grass |
Cynosurus cristatus L. | Crested dogstail |
Dactylis glomerata L. | Cocksfoot |
Festuca arundinacea Schreber | Tall fescue |
Festuca ovina L. sensu lato | Sheep’s fescue, fine-leaved sheep’s fescue, hard fescue |
Festuca pratensis | Hudson Meadow fescue |
Festuca rubra L. | Red fescue, Chewings fescue |
Lolium multiflorum Lam. | Italian and Westerwolds ryegrass |
Lolium perenne L. | Perennial ryegrass |
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth | Hybrid ryegrass |
Phalaris arundinacea L. | Reed canarygrass |
Phelum pratense L. and Phelum bertolonii DC. | Timothy |
Poa annua L. | Annual meadowgrass |
Poa nemoralis L. | Wood meadowgrass |
Poa palustris L. | Swamp meadowgrass |
Poa pratensis L. | Smooth Stalked meadowgrass |
Poa trivialis L. | Rough Stalked meadowgrass |
Trisetum flavescens (L.) P. Beauv. | Golden oatgrass, Yellow oatgrass |
x. Festulolium spp. | Festulolium hybrids |
(This note is not part of the Scheme)