Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)

No.

Purpose

Amount

(will be determined upon consultation with the Minister of Finance)

1.

Inspection of the register of plant breeders' right [Reg. 2(2)]

2.

Inspection of a document submitted to the registrar in connection with an application for the grant of a plant breeders' right [Reg. 3(1)(b)]

3.

A copy of any particulars in the register or of a document submitted to the registrar in connection with an application for the grant of a plant breeders' right [Reg. 3(2)(b)]

4.

Notice of the transfer of a plant breeders' right [Reg. 7(2)(b)]

5.

An application for the grant of a Plant Breeder's Right [Reg. 9(3)]

6.

A claim to give priority in terms of section 17 of the Act to an application for the grant of the plant breeders' right [Reg. 11(1)(a)]

7.

Amendment of an application [Reg. 13(3)]

8.

An objection to the grant of a plant breeder's right [Reg. 14(3)(e)]

9.

An application for the alteration or supplementation of the denomination approved for a variety [Reg. 16(2)]

10.

An objection against the intended approval of an alteration or supplementation of the denomination approved for a variety [Reg. 16(4)(f)]

11.

Examination fee for a plant breeder's right: All kinds of plants {Reg. 18(2)]

12.

Examination fee for a variety of which a plant breeder's right application is submitted within one year of approval of the same variety for National Listing in terms of the Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (Act No. 11 of 2018) [Reg. 18(5)]

13.

Obtaining of results of tests and trials in the event that such test and trials are undertaken by another appropriate authority in another country [Reg. 18(7)]

14.

Annual fee for a plant breeders' right [Reg. 21]

15.

An application for the issue of a compulsory licence in respect of a plant breeders' right [Reg. 22(2)]

16.

Submission of appeal against any decision or action taken by the registrar in terms of the Act [Reg. 26(1)(e)]

17.

Provision of results of tests and trials undertaken by the registrar, to the appropriate authority in a requesting country [Reg. 28(1)]