PART 5Other amendments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specified Information) Regulations 1998I116
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The Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specified Information) Regulations 1998 M1 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 3 (information to be supplied by farmer), after paragraph (6), insert—
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In this regulation, a person who is the owner of a holding may be treated by the relevant rights holder as the farmer.
8
If the owner of the holding is not the farmer, the owner must supply the relevant rights holder with the name and address of the person who is the farmer.
3
After regulation 5, insert—
Evidence etc.5A
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A relevant rights holder (“the holder”) may request—
a
a farmer who has provided information under regulation 3, or
b
a seed processor who has provided information under regulation 4,
to provide the holder with evidence which supports that information.
2
That evidence may take any of the following forms—
a
the provision of documentary evidence (such as receipts, invoices or official labels);
b
the specification of devices used for ensuring the identity of products processed;
c
allowing land, or processing or storage facilities, to be visited;
d
the provision of samples.
4
In regulation 6 (period within which inquiry may be made) for “and 5” substitute “
, 5 and 5A
”
.