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Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) Scheme 1993

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1993/2776
Year1993

1993No. 2776

PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS

The Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) Scheme 1993

10thNovember1993

10thNovember1993

1stDecember1993

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, as respects the United Kingdom, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1(1) and (5), 3(1), 5(7), 7(2) and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 ( a), as extended to Northern Ireland ( b) and the said Minister and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, as respects the Isle of Man, in exercise of the said powers as extended to the Isle of Man ( c), after consultation in accordance with section 1(5) of the said Act with the Controller of Plant Variety Rights and with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, and in exercise of all other powers enabling then in that behalf, hereby make the following Scheme:

Title, commencement and interpretation

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.

Plant Varieties for which Plant Breeders' Rights may be granted

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.

Period for which rights are exercisable

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.

(a) 1964 c. 14; section 3 was amended by section 1 of the Plant Varieties Act 1983 (c. 17); section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272) contains a definition of "the Ministers" relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which the Scheme is made.

(b) By section 39(3) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and by the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1574).

(c) By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/1829), amended by S.I. 1987/2210.

Class of plant varieties for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act

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.

Periods specified for the purposes of section 7(2) of the Act

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.

Additional rights

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.

Revocations

7. The Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) Scheme 1969 ( a), the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Amendment) Scheme 1971 ( b), the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Variation) Scheme 1985 ( c), the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Variation) Scheme 1990 ( d) and the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Variation) Scheme 1993 ( e) are hereby revoked.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 4th November 1993.

(L.S.)

Gillian Shephard

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Hector Monro

8th November 1993

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

John Redwood

4th November 1993

Secretary of State for Wales

Patrick Mayhew

10th November 1993

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Michael Howard

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Home Office

(being the Secretary of State concerned

5th November 1993

with matters relating to the Isle of Man)

(a) S.I. 1969/1024.

(b) S.I. 1971/1093.

(c) S.I. 1985/1091.

(d) S.I. 1990/1596.

(e) S.I. 1993/1733.

SCHEDULE

Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Column 1

Genus or Species

Column 2

Period of years for which Rights are exercisable

Column 3

Classes of plant varieties prescribed for puposes of section 5(7)

Column 4

Period or years prescribed for purposes of section 7(2)

Column 5

Additional Rights

Abelia R. Br.

20

Abelia

2

Abutilon megapotamicumSt. Hil & Naud.

20

Abutilon

Abutilon x milleri Hort.

20

Abutilon

2

Abutilon ochsenii(Phil.) Philippi

20

Abutilon

2

Abutilon vitifoliumPresl.

20

Abutilon

2

Acer L.

30

Acer

2

ActinidiaLindl.

20

Actinidia

2

AesculusL. excluding Aesculus parvifloraWalt.

30

Aesculus

3

Aesculus parvifloraWalt.

20

Aesculus

2

Alnus Mill.

30

Alnus

3

Amelanchier Medik.

20

Amelanchier

2

Ampelopsis Hort.

20

Ampelopsisand Parthenocissus

2

Andromeda L.

25

Amdromeda, Leucothoeand Pieris

2

Aralia chinensis L.

30

Aralia

5

Aralia elata(Miq.) Seem.

30

Aralia

5

Aralia spinosa L.

30

Aralia

5

Arbutus L.

30

Arbutus

5

ArctostaphylosAdans.

30

Arctostaphylos

5

Aronia Medik.

20

Aronia

2

Aucuba Thunb.

25

Aucuba

3

Included

Berberis L.

20

Berberis

2

Betula L.

30

Betula

5

BrachyglottisForst. & Forst. f.

Brachyglottis

5

BuddleiaL. excluding B. asiaticaLour., B. auriculataBenth., B. madagascariensisLam. and B. officinalisMaxim.

20

Buddleia

2

Buxus L.

25

Buxus

3

Included

CallicarpaL. excluding C. purpureaJuss. and C. rubellaLindl.

20

Callicarpa

2

Calluna Salisb.

25

Calluna, Ericaand Daboecia

3

Included

Camellia japonica L.

30

Camellia

5

Included

Camellia reticulataLindl.

30

Camellia

5

Included

Camellia saluenensisStapf. ex Bean

30

Camellia

5

Included

Column 1

Genus or Species

Column 2

Period of years for which Rights are exercisable

Column 3

Classes of plant varieties prescribed for puposes of section 5(7)

Column 4

Period or years prescribed for purposes of section 7(2)

Column 5

Additional Rights

Camellia saluenensisStapf. ex Bean x C. reticulataLindl.

30

Camellia

5

Included

Camellia sasanquaThunb.

30

Camellia

5

Included

Camellia x williamsiiW. W. Sm.

30

Camellia

5

Included

CampsisLour. (Tecoma)

30

Campsis

5

Caragana Fabr.

30

Caragana

5

Carpinus L.

30

Carpinus

5

CaryopterisBunge

20

Caryopteris

2

Cassiope D.Don

25

Cassiope

3

Castanea Mill.

30

Castanea

3

Catalpa v. Wolf.

30

Catalpa

5

Caenothus L.

20

Ceanothus

2

CeratostigmaBunge excluding C. plumbaginoidesBunge

20

Ceratostigma

2

CercidiphylluumSieb. & Zucc.

30

Cercidiphyllum

3

Cercisa L.

30

Cercis

3

ChaenumelesLindl. (Cydonia)

20

Chaenomeles and Cydonia

ChimonanthusLindl.

30

Chimonanthus

5

Choisya Kunth.

25

Choisya

3

Cistus L.

20

Cistus

2

Clematis L. excluding C. heracleifoliaDC.

20

Clematis

2

Clethra acuminataMichx.

20

Clethra

2

Clethra alnifolia L.

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

Coprosma Forst.

25

Coprosma

2

Cordyline australis(Forst.) Endl.

25

Cordyline

2

Cordyline banksii Hook.

25

Cordyline

2

Cordyline indivisa(Forst.) Steud.

25

Cordyline

2

Cordyline kasparW.R.B Oliv.

25

Cordyline

2

Cordyline pumilioHook.f.

25

Cordyline

2

Column 1

Genus or Species

Column 2

Period of years for which Rights are exercisable

Column 3

Classes of plant varieties prescribed for puposes of section 5(7)

Column 4

Period or years prescribed for purposes of section 7(2)

Column 5

Additional Rights

Cornus L.

30

Cornus

5

Corokia Cinn.

30

Corokia

2

CorylopsisSieb. & Zucc.

25

Corylopsis

3

Corynocarpus laevigataJ.R. Forst. et G. Forst.

25

Corynocarpus

5

Cotinus Mill. (Rhus L. in part)

20

Cotinus and Rhus

2

Cotoneaster(B. Ehrh.) Medik.

20

Cotoneaster

2

Included

Crataegus L.

30

Crataegus

3

Cydonia (see Chaenomeles)

Cytisus L. excluding C. canariensisSteud. and C. fragrans Lam.

20

Cytisus, Genista and Spartium

2

Included

Daboecia D. Don

25

Daboecia, Calluna and Erica

3

Daphne L.

30

Daphne

5

Deutzia Thunb.

20

Deutzia

2

Included

Diervilla Mill.

20

Diervilla

2

Included

Podonaea viscosa(L.) Jacq.

30

Dodonaea

5

Elaeagnus L.

25

Elaeagnus

3

EmbothriumJ. R. & G. Forst.

30

Embothrium

5

Enkianthus Lour.

30

Enkianthus

5

Erica arborea L.

25

Erica, Calluna and Daboecia

3

Included

Erica australis L.

25

Erica, Callunaand Daboecia

3

Included

Erica carnea L.

25

Erica, Calluna and Daboecia

3

Included

Erica ciliaris L.

25

Erica, Calluna and Daboecia

3

Included

Erica cinerea L.

25

Erica, Calluna and Daboecia

3

Included

Erica x darleyensisBean

25

Erica, Calluna and Daboecia

3

In...

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