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(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Quince Rootstocks) 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.
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There are prescribed for the purposes of the grant of plant breeders' rights all plant varieties of quince rootstock belonging to the genusCydonia.
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The period for which plant breeders' rights shall be exercisable in respect of any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 2 of this Scheme shall be 30 years.
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In relation toCydoniaL. 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 quince rootstocks.
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In relation to any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 2 of this Scheme the period 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) shall be 3 years.
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)
5th November 1993