South Africa - 1976 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Plant Breeders' Rights Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The Act provides for a system that protects, and grants plant breeders’ rights as it relates to varieties of certain kinds of plants. It also makes provisions for the requirements which have to be complied with for the grant of such rights; for the protection of such rights and the grant of licences in respect of carrying out their operations.

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Plant Breeders' Rights Act Current Version

January 2022

The Act provides for a system that protects, and grants plant breeders’ rights as it relates to varieties of certain kinds of plants. It also makes provisions for the requirements which have to be complied with for the grant of such rights; for the protection of such rights and the grant of licences in respect of carrying out their operations.

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