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Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material

Chapter IV : Recognition of varieties

16. Application for recognition of varieties

 

(1) An application for the recognition of a variety of a kind of plant specified in column 1 of Table 2, for entry in the varietal list shall—
(a) be lodged on the form, obtainable from the Registrar for this purpose; and

[Regulation 16(1)(a) substituted by Notice No. R. 1638 of 12 July 1991]

(b) be accompanied by the application fee specified in item 3(a) of Table 1.

[Regulation 16(1)(b) substituted by Notice No. R. 1976 of 22 December 1995]

 

(2) If the registrar considers a denomination in respect of the variety concerned proposed in terms of section 17(3) of the Act unsuitable, a translation thereof or some other suitable denomination shall be submitted by the applicant concerned within two months of the date on which the registrar has directed him in writing to do so.