• Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)
    • Notice No. 511 of 2019
    • Act
    • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter 1 : Registrar and Register of Plant Breeders' Rights
      • 2. Designation and functions of Registrar
      • 3. Exercise of discretionary powers by Registrar
      • 4. Register of plant breeders' rights
      • 5. Register to be evidence
      • 6. Inspection of documents submitted in connection with an application for plant breeders' right
    • Chapter 2 : Plant Breeders' Right
      • 7. Protection given to holder of plant breeder's right
      • 8. Duration of plant breeder's right
      • 9. Period of sole right
      • 10. Exceptions to plant breeder's right
      • 11. Exhaustion of plant breeder's right
      • 12. Joint holders of plant breeder's right
      • 13. Transfer of plant breeder's right
      • 14. State bound by plant breeder's right
    • Chapter 3 : Application for Plant Breeder's Right
      • 15. Varieties in respect of which plant breeder's right may be granted
      • 16. Application for grant of plant breeder's right
      • 17. Priority and redating of applications
      • 18. Provisional protection
      • 19. Rejection of application
      • 20. Acceptance and registration of application
      • 21. Amendment of application
      • 22. Objection to application for grant of plant breeder's right
    • Chapter 4 : Variety Denominations
      • 23. Denomination of variety
      • 24. Amendment of denomination
      • 25. Marking of labels and containers
    • Chapter 5 : Examination of Variety and Grant of Plant Breeder's Right
      • 26. Tests and trials
      • 27. Refusal to grant plant breeder's right
      • 28. Grant of plant breeder's right
    • Chapter 6 : Hearing of Objections
      • 29. Hearing of objection
    • Chapter 7 : Obligations of Holder of Plant Breeder's Right
      • 30. Payment of annual fee
      • 31. Maintenance of propagating material
    • Chapter 8 : Enforcement of Plant Breeders' Rights
      • 32. Infringement of plant breeder's right
      • 33. Remedies in respect of infringement of plant breeder's right
    • Chapter 9 : Licences
      • 34. Licences
      • 35. Application for compulsory licence
      • 36. Hearing of application for and issue of compulsory licence
    • Chapter 10 : Termination of Plant Breeder's Right
      • 37. Expiry of plant breeder's right
      • 38. Cancellation of plant breeder's right
      • 39. Voluntary surrender of plant breeder's right
    • Chapter 11 : Plant Variety Journal
      • 40. Matters to be published in Plant Variety Journal
    • Chapter 12 : Appeals
      • 41. Right to appeal
      • 42. Appeal Board, composition and membership
      • 43. Investigation and consideration by Board
      • 44. Consideration of appeal by Minister
    • Chapter 13 : Advisory Committee
      • 45. Establishment of Advisory Committee
      • 46. Appointment of members of Advisory Committee and termination of membership
      • 47. Disclosure of interests by members of Advisory Committee
      • 48. Meetings of Advisory Committee
    • Chapter 14 : General Provisions
      • 49. Entering premises for inspection, sampling and seizure of certain articles
      • 50. Request for test results by authority of another country
      • 51. Defect in form not to invalidate documents
      • 52. Correction of errors
      • 53. Disclosure of information
      • 54. Regulations
      • 55. Offences and penalties
      • 56. Jurisdiction of magistrate's court
      • 57. Prohibition of trafficking by officers
      • 58. Delegation
      • 59. Transitional provisions and savings
      • 60. Repeal of laws
      • 61. Short title and commencement
    • Schedule
      • Schedule : Laws repealed (Section 60)
  • Regulations
    • Regulations made in terms of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act
      • Notice No. 6302 of 2025
      • 1. Definitions
      • Register of Plant Breeders' Rights
        • 2. Register of plant breeders' rights
        • 3. Inspection of documents
      • Plant Breeders' Right
        • 4. Duration of a Plant Breeders' Right and Sole Right period
        • 5. Exceptions to plant breeders' right
        • 6. The categories of plants on which section 10(2)(a)(ii) applies are listed below
        • 7. Transfer of a plant breeders' right
      • Application for Grant of a Plant Breeder's right
        • 8. Appointment and substitution an agent
        • 9. Submission of an application and payment of application fees for a plant breeder's right
        • 10. Voluntary withdrawal of an application for a plant breeder's right
        • 11. Priority and redating of applications
        • 12. Provisional protection
        • 13. Amendment of an application
        • 14. Objection to application for grant of plant breeder's right
      • Variety Denominations
        • 15. Denomination of variety
        • 16. Amendment of denomination
        • 17. Marking of labels and containers
      • Examination of Variety and Grant of a Plant Breeder's Right
        • 18. Submission of material and payment of examination fees for tests and trials
        • 19. Application for extension to submit material for tests and trials
      • Objections
        • 20. Hearing of an objection
      • Obligations of the Holder of a Plant Breeder's Right
        • 21. Payment of annual fees
      • Licences
        • 22. Application for compulsory licences
        • 23. Hearing of application for compulsory licence
      • Termination of a Plant Breeder's Right
        • 24. Voluntary surrender of a plant breeder's right
      • Plant Variety Journal
        • 25. Matters to be published in the Plant Variety Journal
      • Appeals
        • 26. Right to appeal
      • Remuneration of persons appointed in terms of the Act
        • 27. 
      • General Provisions
        • 28. Request for DUS test and trials results by authority of another country
      • Tables
        • Table 1: Fees Payable in terms of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)
        • Table 2: Duration of plant breeders' rights and sole right periods for fruit trees and vines, under the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)
        • Table 3: Matters to be published in terms of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)
  • Notices
    • Commencement of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)
      • Notice No. 6285 of 2025