Exemption for small farmersU.K.
[F14(1)Paragraph 3 does not apply to a farmer who is considered to be a small farmer for the purposes of [F2section 9(10) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997].
(2)It is for a farmer who claims to be a small farmer to prove that he is such a farmer.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. A1 inserted (28.7.2000) by S.I. 2000/2037, reg. 8(1), Sch. 1
F2Words in Sch. A1 para. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1050), regs. 1(2), 39(c)