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

6. Persons who may apply for plant breeder’s rights

 

(1) An application for the grant of a plant breeder's right may be made by the breeder of a variety of a kind of plant referred to in section 2.

[Section 6(1) substituted by section 4 of Act No. 15 of 1996]

 

(2) An application referred to in subsection (1) may only be made by a person who—
(a) is a citizen of, or is domiciled in, the Republic or a convention country or an agreement country; or
(b) in the case of a juristic person, has a registered office in the Republic or a convention country or an agreement country.

[Section 6(2) substituted by section 2 of Act No. 14 of 1981]