• 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