Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act, 1980

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Number 24 of 1980

PLANT VARIETIES (PROPRIETARY RIGHTS) ACT, 1980

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Interpretation.
2.	Conventions, arrangements etc.
3.	Controller of Plant Breeders' Rights.
4.	Plant breeders' rights.
5.	Conditions regarding grant of plant breeders' rights.
6.	Priorities between applicants under section 4.
7.	Protection of applicants while application pending.
8.	Compulsory licences.
9.	Extension of term of grant.
10.	Surrender of grant.
11.	Revocation of grants by Controller.
12.	Naming of protected plant varieties.
13.	Change of name of plant variety.
14.	Appeals.
15.	Applications and appeals generally.
16.	Maintenance of reproductive material.
17.	Assignments, etc.
18.	Provisions relating to infringement proceedings.
19.	Journal, etc.
20.	Register.
21.	Power of court to amend register.
22.	Power to correct clerical errors, etc.
23.	Offences.
24.	Trial of offences, onus of proof, etc.
25.	Fees.
26.	Regulations and orders.
27.	Expenses.
28.	Short title and commencement.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Conditions referred to in Section 5 (1) (b)

SECOND SCHEDULE

Applications and appeals

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Number 24 of 1980

PLANT VARIETIES (PROPRIETARY RIGHTS) ACT, 1980

AN ACT TO CREATE PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AS REGARDS VARIETIES OF BOTANICAL GENERA OR SPECIES, TO PROVIDE FOR GRANTS OF SUCH RIGHTS TO PERSONS WHO BREED OR DISCOVER SUCH VARIETIES AND FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH RIGHTS WHEN GRANTED, TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE CONTROLLER OF PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS, TO DEFINE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HOLDER OF THAT OFFICE AND TO MAKE OTHER PROVISIONS CONNECTED WITH THE FOREGOING. [14th July, 1980]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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