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Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 1976)

24. Maintenance of reproductive material

 

(1) The holder of a plant breeder's right shall ensure that he is in a position during the currency of the right—
(a) to furnish the registrar on request with propagating material of the variety in respect of which the right was granted and which is capable of reproducing the said variety in such a manner that the characteristics thereof correspond with those described at the time of the grant of the relevant right;

[Section 24(1)(a) substituted by section 15 of Act No. 5 of 1980]

(b) on request to give to the registrar the information and to accord him the facilities deemed necessary by him to satisfy himself that such holder is maintaining propagating material which conforms to the requirements referred to in paragraph (a).

 

(2) The registrar may undertake any inspection in connection with any matter referred to in subsection (1) which he may deem necessary.