PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT, 2021
Section 38: Notification of nullification and cancellation.
(1) The Registrar shall notify the holder of the breeder's right of any decision made under sections 36 and 37 of this Act and the grounds for such decision.
(2) A person who receives the notice referred to in subsection (1) may send a written objection to the Registrar within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notification.
(3) The Registrar may hold, within a reasonable time after receipt of an objection, a hearing or may decide the matter based on the written submission of the interested parties.
(4) Where the Registrar nullifies and cancels any breeder's right under this section, he shall publish the nullification or cancellation by a notice in the Federal Government Gazette or two national daily newspapers of wide circulation, after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the decision or following a decision made under subsection (3).
(5) The holder of the breeder's right shall return to the Registrar any certificate of the grant of a breeder's right that has been nullified or cancelled under this section.
Cite this section
Section 38, PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT, 2021 (2021).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/plant-variety-protection-act-2021/section/38/