These Regulations specify the information which is necessary to be provided for the purposes of section 9 of the Plant Varieties Act 1997. "Farm saved seed" means the product of the harvest obtained in the circumstances described in section 9(1) of the Act. The Regulations specify - (a) the information which is to be supplied by a farmer to a rights holder (reg. 3); (b) the information which is to be supplied by a seed processor to a rights holder (reg. 4); and (c) the information which is to be supplied by a rights holder to a farmer and a seed processor (reg. 5). "Relevant rights holder" means a person who holds plant breeders' rights in a relevant variety. A prohibition is imposed on the removal of seed from a holding for processing save in certain circumstances (reg. 7). An obligation of confidentiality is imposed in respect of information received pursuant to these regulations (reg. 8).
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord · 1998-04-08