
1 

(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) Scheme 1993 and shall come into force on 1st December 1993.
(2) In this Scheme–
 “the Act” means the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 as extended to Northern Ireland;
 “plant breeders' rights” means rights which may be granted in accordance with Part I of this Act.
2 
There are prescribed for the purposes of the grant of plant breeders' rights all plant varieties of trees, shrubs and woody climbers which conform with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of any of the genera or species specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Scheme.
3 
The period for which plant breeders' rights shall be exercisable in respect of any of the plant varieties referred to in the last preceding paragraph shall be the period of years specified in column 2 of the said Schedule opposite the genus or species to which that plant variety belongs.
4 
In relation to any of the varieties referred to in paragraph 3 of this Scheme, the class of plant varieties prescribed for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act (which enables classes of plant varieties to be prescribed in connection with the use of names likely to deceive or cause confusion) consists of all plant varieties of the genus or species specified in column 3 of the said Schedule opposite the genus or species to which that plant variety belongs.
5 
In relation to any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 3 of this Scheme the period, if any, prescribed for the purposes of section 7(2) of the Act (which enables a provision to be made whereby a compulsory licence granted by the Controller as respects a plant variety of a species or group specified in a Scheme shall not have effect for a prescribed period after the grant of rights in that plant variety) shall be the period of years specified in column 4 of the said Schedule opposite the genus or species to which that plant variety belongs.
6 
Plant breeders' rights exercisable in respect of any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 3 of this Scheme shall, where the word “included” appears in column 5 of the said Schedule opposite the genus or species to which that plant variety belongs, include the exclusive right to produce or propagate that plant variety for the purpose of selling cut blooms, foliage or stems thereof.
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The Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) Scheme 1969, the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Amendment) Scheme 1971, the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Variation) Scheme 1985, the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Variation) Scheme 1990 and the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Variation) Scheme 1993 are hereby revoked.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 4th November 1993.
Gillian Shephard
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Hector Monro
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
8th November 1993John Redwood
Secretary of State for Wales
4th November 1993Patrick Mayhew
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
10th November 1993Michael Howard
Secretary of State for the Home
Department (being the Secretary of State concerned with matters relating to the Isle of Man)
Home Office
5th November 1993
SCHEDULE
Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7


Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Genus or Species Period of years for which Rights are exercisable Classes of plant varieties prescribed for puposes of section 5(7) Period or years prescribed for purposes of section 7(2) Additional Rights
AbeliaR. Br. 20 Abelia 2
Abutilon megapotamicum
 St. Hil & Naud. 20 Abutilon 2
Abutilon x milleriHort. 20 Abutilon 2
Abutilon ochsenii(Phil.)
 Philippi 20 Abutilon 2
Abutilon vitifoliumPresl. 20 Abutilon 2
AcerL. 30 Acer 2
ActinidiaLindl. 20 Actinidia 2
AesculusL. excluding
 Aesculus parviflora
 Walt. 30 Aesculus 3
Aesculus parvifloraWalt. 20 Aesculus 2
AlnusMill. 30 Alnus 3
AmelanchierMedik. 20 Amelanchier 2
AmpelopsisHort. 20 AmpelopsisandParthenocissus 2
AndromedaL. 25 Amdromeda, LeucothoeandPieris 2
Aralia chinensisL. 30 Aralia 5
Aralia elata(Miq.) Seem. 30 Aralia 5
Aralia spinosaL. 30 Aralia 5
ArbutusL. 30 Arbutus 5
ArctostaphylosAdans. 30 Arctostaphylos 5
AroniaMedik. 20 Aronia 2
AucubaThunb. 25 Aucuba 3 Included
BerberisL. 20 Berberis 2
BetulaL. 30 Betula 5
BrachyglottisForst.
 & Forst. f.  Brachyglottis 5
BuddleiaL. excluding
 B. asiaticaLour.,
 B. auriculataBenth.,
 B. madagascariensis
 Lam. andB. officinalis
 Maxim. 20 Buddleia 2
BuxusL. 25 Buxus 3 Included
CallicarpaL. excluding
 C. purpureaJuss. and
 C. rubellaLindl. 20 Callicarpa 2
CallunaSalisb. 25 Calluna, EricaandDaboecia 3 Included
Camellia japonicaL. 30 Camellia 5 Included
Camellia reticulataLindl. 30 Camellia 5 Included
Camellia saluenensis
 Stapf. ex Bean 30 Camellia 5 Included
Camellia saluenensis
 Stapf. ex Bean xC. reticulataLindl. 30 Camellia 5 Included
Camellia sasanqua
 Thunb. 30 Camellia 5 Included
Camellia x williamsii
 W. W. Sm. 30 Camellia 5 Included
CampsisLour.(Tecoma) 30 Campsis 5
CaraganaFabr. 30 Caragana 5
CarpinusL. 30 Carpinus 5
CaryopterisBunge 20 Caryopteris 2
CassiopeD.Don 25 Cassiope 3
CastaneaMill. 30 Castanea 3
Catalpav. Wolf. 30 Catalpa 5
CaenothusL. 20 Ceanothus 2
CeratostigmaBunge
 excludingC. plumbaginoidesBunge 20 Ceratostigma 2
CercidiphylluumSieb. & Zucc. 30 Cercidiphyllum 3
CercisaL. 30 Cercis 3
ChaenumelesLindl. (Cydonia) 20 ChaenomelesandCydonia
ChimonanthusLindl. 30 Chimonanthus 5
ChoisyaKunth. 25 Choisya 3
CistusL. 20 Cistus 2
ClematisL. excluding
 C. heracleifoliaDC. 20 Clematis 2
Clethra acuminata
 Michx. 20 Clethra 2
Clethra alnifoliaL. 20 Clethra 2
Clethra barbinervisSieb.
 & Zucc. 20 Clethra 2
Clethra fargesiiFranch. 20 Clethra 2
Clethra tomentosaLam. 20 Clethra 2
Clianthus puniceus
 (G. Don) Sol.ex Lindl. 25 Clianthus 5
CoprosmaForst. 25 Coprosma 2
Cordyline australis
 (Forst.) Endl. 25 Cordyline 2
Cordyline banksiiHook. 25 Cordyline 2
Cordyline indivisa
 (Forst.) Steud. 25 Cordyline 2
Cordyline kasparW.R.B
 Oliv. 25 Cordyline 2
Cordyline pumilio
 Hook.f. 25 Cordyline 2
CornusL. 30 Cornus 5
CorokiaCinn. 30 Corokia 2
CorylopsisSieb. & Zucc. 25 Corylopsis 3
Corynocarpus laevigata
 J.R. Forst. et G. Forst. 25 Corynocarpus 5
CotinusMill. (RhusL. in part) 20 CotinusandRhus 2
Cotoneaster(B. Ehrh.)
 Medik. 20 Cotoneaster 2 Included
CrataegusL. 30 Crataegus 3
Cydonia(seeChaenomeles)
CytisusL. excluding
 C. canariensisSteud.
 andC. fragransLam. 20 Cytisus, GenistaandSpartium 2 Included
DaboeciaD. Don 25 Daboecia, CallunaandErica 3
DaphneL. 30 Daphne 5
DeutziaThunb. 20 Deutzia 2 Included
DiervillaMill. 20 Diervilla 2 Included
Podonaea viscosa(L.)
 Jacq. 30 Dodonaea 5
ElaeagnusL. 25 Elaeagnus 3
EmbothriumJ. R. & G.
 Forst. 30 Embothrium 5
EnkianthusLour. 30 Enkianthus 5
Erica arboreaL. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica australisL. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica carneaL. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica ciliarisL. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica cinereaL. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
EricaxdarleyensisBean 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica lusitanicaRudolfi 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica mackaianaBab. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica mediterraneaHort. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
EricaxpraegeriOstenf. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica scopariaL. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica terminalisSalisb. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica tetralixL. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
Erica vagansL. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
EricaxveitchiiBean 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
EricaxwatsoniiBenth. 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
EricaxwilliamsiiDruce 25 Erica, CallunaandDaboecia 3 Included
EscalloniaMutis ex L.f. 20 Escallonia 2
EucalyptusL'Herit 30 Eucalyptus 5 Included
Eucryphia cordifolia
 Cav. 30 Eucryphia 5
Eucryphia glutinosa
 (Poepp. & Endl.) Baill. 30 Eucryphia 5
Eucryphiaxintermedia
 Bausch 30 Eucryphia 5
Eucryphiaxnymansensis
 Bausch 30 Eucryphia 5
EuonymusL. 20 Euonymus 2
ExochordaLindl. 20 Exochorda 2
FagusL. 30 Fagus 5
xFatshederaGuillaumin 30 xFatshedera, FatsiaandHedera 5
ForsythiaVahl. 30 Forsythia 2 Included
FraxinusL. 30 Fraxinus 3
Fuchsia magellanica
 Lam. var.
 macrostemma
 (Ruiz & Pavon) Munz 20 Fuchsia 2
Fuchsia magellanica
 Lam. var.`Riccartonii' 20 Fuchsia 2
Garrya ellipticaDouglas
 ex Lindl.  Garrya 3
GarryaxthuretiiCarr. 25 Garrya 3
xGaulnettyaW.J. 
 Marchant 25 xGaulnettya and Gaultheria 3
GaultheriaKalm ex L. 25 Gaultheriaand xGaulnettya 3
Gaya(see Hoheria)
GenistaL. 20 Genista, CytisusandSpartium 5
GleditsiaL. 30 Gleditsia 3
Griselinia littoralis
 Raoul. 30 Griselinia 5
Griselinia lucidaForst. f. 30 Griselinia 5
HalesiaJ. Ellis ex L. 20 Halesia 2
HamamelisL. 30 Hamamelis 3 Included
HebeComm. ex Juss.
 excludingH. speciosa(Cunn.) Cockayne & Allan 20 Hebe 2
HederaL. 20 Hedera, Fatsiaandx Fatshedera 2
HelianthemumMill. 20 Helianthemum 2
HibiscusL. 25 Hibiscus 3
HoheriaA Cunn.
 (Plagianthus, Gaya) 30 Hoheria 5
HydrangeaL. 20 Hydrangea 2 Included
HypericumL. 20 Hypericum 2
Ilexxaltaclarensis
 (Loudon) Dallim. 30 Ilex 5 Included
Ilex aquifoliumL. 30 Ilex 5 Included
Indigofera amblyantha
 Craib. 20 Indigofera 2
Indigofera gerardiana
 (Wall.) Bak. 20 Indigofera 2
Indigofera hebepetala
 Benth. ex Baker 20 Indigofera 2
Indigofera incarnata
 (Willd.) Nakai 20 Indigofera 2
Indigofera kirilowi
 Maxim. ex Palibin 20 Indigofera 2
Indigofera potaninii
 Craib 20 Indigofera 2
Indigofera pseudotinctoria
 Matsum. 20 Indigofera 2
Jasminum beesianum
 Forr. & Diels 20 Jasminum 2
Jasminum grandiflorumL. 20 Jasminum 2
Jasminum HumileL.
 (includingJ. wallichianumLindl.) 20 Jasminum 2
Jasminum nudiflorum
 Lindl. 20 Jasminum 2
Jasminum officinaleL. 20 Jasminum 2
Jasminumxstephanense 20 Jasminum 2
KalmiaL. 30 Kalmia 5
KerriaDC. 30 Kerria 2 Included
KolkwitziaGraebn. 20 Kolkwitzia 2
LaburnumFabr. 30 Laburnum 3
Lavandula officinalis
 Chaix ex Villars 20 Lavandula 2 Included
Lavandula spicaCav. 20 Lavandula 2 Included
LavateraL. 30 Lavatera 5
Leptospermum ericoides
 A. Rich. 20 Leptospermum 2
Leptospermum sinclairii
 Kirk 20 Leptospermum 2
Leptospermum scoparium
 Forst. 20 Leptospermum 2
LeucothoeD. Don 25 Leucothoe, AndromedaandPieris 3
LigustrumL. 20 Ligustrum 2 Included
LiquidambarL. 30 Liquidambar 3
LiriodendronL. 30 Liriodendron 3
LithospermumL. 20 Lithospermum 2
LoniceraL. 20 Lonicera 2
LophomyrtusBurret. 25 Lophomyrtus 2
LupinusL. 25 Lupinus 3
MagnoliaL. 30 Magnolia 5 Included
xMahoberberisC.K.
 Schneider 25 xMahoberberis, BerberisandMahonia 3
Mahonia aquifolium
 (Pursh) Nutt. 25 Mahonia 3
Mahonia acanthifoliaG.
 Don 25 Mahonia 3
Mahonia Bealei
 (Fortune) Carr. 25 Mahonia 3
Mahonia japonica
 (Thunb.) DC. 25 Mahonia 3
Mahonia lomariifolia
 Takeda 25 Mahonia 3
Mahonia pumila
 (Greene) Fedde 25 Mahonia 3
Mahonia repens(Lindl.)
 G. Don 25 Mahonia 3
MalusMill. excluding
 M. domesticaBorkh. and all varieties of apple rootstocks ofMalusspp. 23 MalusexcludingM. domesticaand all varieties of apple rootstocks ofMalusspp. 3 Included
Melicope simplexA. Cunn. 30 Melicope 5
Melicope ternataJ.R.
 Forst. et G.Forst. 30 Melicope 5
MenziesiaSm. 25 Menziesia 3
Meryta sinclairii(Hook. f.) Seem. 30 Meryta 5
Metrosideros albifloraSoland. ex Gaertn. 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros carmineaOliv. 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros colensoiHook. f. 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros diffususForst. f. 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros excelsusSol. ex Gaertn 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros kermadecensisOliv. 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros parkinsoniiBuch. 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros perforata(Forst & Forst. f.) 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros robustusA. Cunn. 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros scandens
 (Forst & Forst. f.) Druce 30 Metrosideros 5
Metrosideros umbellatusCav. 30 Metrosideros 5
Myrsine australis(A. Rich.) Allan 30 Myrsine 5
Myrsine chathamicaF. Muell. 30 Myrsine 5
Myrsine coxiiCockayne 30 Myrsine 5
Myrsine divaricataA. Cunn. 30 Myrsine 5
Myrsine kermadecensisCheesem. 30 Myrsine 5
Myrsine montanaHook. f. 30 Myrsine 5
Myrsine nummulariaHook. f. 30 Myrsine 5
Myrsine oliveriAllan. 30 Myrsine 5
Myrsine salicinaHeward 30 Myrsine 5
NothofagusBlume. 30 Nothofagus 3
Olearia albida(Hook. f.) Hook. f. 20 Olearia 2
OleariaxhaastiiHook. f. 20 Olearia 2
Olearia ilicifoliaHook. f. 20 Olearia 2
Olearia macrodontaBaker 20 Olearia 2
Olearia moschataHook. f. 20 Olearia 2
Olearia nummulariifolia(Hook. f.) Hook. f. 20 Olearia 2
Osmanthus heterophyllus
 (G. Don) P.S. Green (syn.O.aquifoliumSieb.O. ilicifoliusMouillef.) 20 Osmanthus 2
PaeoniaL. 25 Paeonia 3
ParahebeW.R.B. Oliv. 25 Parahebe 5
ParrotiaC. A. Mey 30 Parrotia 5
ParthenocissusPlanch. 20 Parthenocissus and Ampelopsis 2
Passiflora caeruleaL. 20 Passiflora 2
PernettyaGaudich. 25 Pernettya 3
PerovskiaKarelin. 20 Perovskia 2
PhiladelphusL. 20 Philadelphus 2 Included
PhillyreaL. 20 Phillyrea 2
Phlomis fruticosaL. 20 Phlomis 2
PhormiumJ. R. & G. Forst. 25 Phormium 3
PhotiniaLindl. 30 Photinia 3
Physocarpus opalifolius(L.) Maxim 25 Physocarpus 3
PierisD. Don 30 Pieris, LeucothoeandAndromeda 5
PittosporumBanks ex Soland apud. Gaertn. 20 Pittosporum 2 Included
Plagianthus(seeHoheria) 30 Platanus 3
PlatanusL. 30 Platanus 3
PopulusL. Populus 3
Potentilla fruticosaL. 20 Potentilla 2
Potentilla fruticosaL. var. davurica (Nestle.) Seringe (P. glabraLoddiges) 20 Potentilla 2
Potentilla fruticosaL. var.rigida(Wall. ex Lehm.) T.H.Wolf (P. arbusculaD. Don) 20 Potentilla 2
PrunusL. (decorative varieties only) 30 Prunus 3 Included
Prunusxamygdalopersica(Weston) Rehd. 30 Prunus 3 Included
PrunusxcistenaN. E. Hansen 20 Prunus 2
Prunus concinnaKoehne 20 Prunus 2
Prunus glandulosaThunb. 20 Prunus 2
Prunus laurocerasusL. 20 Prunus 2 Included
Prunus lusitanicaL. 20 Prunus 2 Included
Prunus maritimaWangenh. 20 Prunus 2
Prunus prostrataLabill. 20 Prunus 2
Prunus tenellaBatsch. 20 Prunus 2
Prunus trilobaLindl. 20 Prunus 2 Included
Pseudopanax chathamicusT. Kirk. 30 Pseudopanax 5
Pseudopanax crassifolius(Sol. ex A. Cunn.) 30 Pseudopanax 5
Pseudopanax discolorKirk 30 Pseudopanax 5
Pseudopanax edgerleyiC. Koch. 30 Pseudopanax 5
Pseudopanax feroxT. Kirk 30 Pseudopanax 5
Pseudopanax gilliesiiT. Kirk 30 Pseudopanax 5
Pseudopanax lessonii(DC.) 30 Pseudopanax 5
Pseudopanax linearis(Hook.f.) K. Koch 30 Pseudopanax 5
PyracanthaM. Roem. 20 Pyracantha 2 Included
PyrusL. (decorative varieties only) 30 Pyrus 3
QuercusL. 30 Quercus 5 Included
RhamnusL. 30 Rhamnus 3
RhusL. 20 RhusandCotinus 2
RibesL. (decorative varieties only) 20 Ribes 2
RobiniaL. 30 Robinia 3
RomneyaHarv. 20 Romneya 2
Rosmarinus officinalisL. 20 Rosmarinus 2
RubusL. (decorative varieties only) 20 Rubus 2
RuscusL. 25 Ruscus 2
RutaL. 20 Ruta 2
SalixL. 30 Salix 3 Included
Salvia officinalisL. 20 Salvia 2 Included
SambucusL. 20 Sambucus 2
SarcococcaLindl. excludingS. salignaMuell. 20 Sarcococca 2
Senecio laxifoliusBuch. 20 Senecio 2
SkimmiaThunb. 25 Skimmia 3
SophoraL. 30 Sophora 3
SorbusL. 30 Sorbus 3 Included
SpartiumL. 20 Spartium CytisusandGenista 2
SpiraeaL. 20 Spiraea 2 Included
StachyurusSieb. & Zucc. 25 Stachyurus 3
StaphyleaL. 20 Staphylea 2
StephanandraSieb. & Zucc. 20 Stephanandra 2
StewartiaL. 30 Stewartia 3
StranvaesiaLindl. 30 Stranvaesia 5
StyraxL. 25 Styrax 3
SymphoricarposDunham. 20 Symphoricarpos 2 Included
SyringaL. excludingS. velutinaKomar.(S. palibinianaNakai) 20 Syringa 2
Syringa velutinaKomar. (S. palibinianaNakai) 30 Syringa 5
TamarixL. 20 Tamarix 2
Tecoma(seeCampsis)
Teucrium fruticansL. 20 Teucrium 2
TiliaL. 30 Tilia 3
UlexL. 20 Ulex 2
UlmusL. 30 Ulmus 3
VacciniumL. (decorative varieties only) 30 Vaccinium 5
ViburnumL. 20 Viburnum 2
Vinca majorL. 20 Vinca 2
Vinca minorL. 20 Vinca 2
VitisL. 20 Vitis 2
WeigelaThunb. 20 Weigela 2 Included
Weinmannia racemosaL.f. 30 Weinmannia 5
Weinmannia silvicolaSol. ex A. Cunn. 30 Weinmannia 5
WisteriaNutt. 30 Wisteria 5
YuccaL. excludingY. aloifoliaL.,Y. baccataTorr. andY. whippleiTorr. 30 Yucca 5
ZelkovaSpach. 30 Zelkova 3