Section 9: Plant Variety Protection Advisory Committee.

(1) An Ad-hoc Committee to be known as the Plant Variety Protection' Advisory Committee (in this Act referred to as "the Committee") may be established to perform the functions specified in section 10 of this Act.
(2) The Director-General shall, subject to gender consideration, appoint members of the Committee and it shall be composed of one representative each from:
(a) the Council, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee;
(b) the Ministry;
(c) a registered plant breeder association;
(d) a registered seed traders association;
(e) a registered farmers' association;
(f) a university offering a course on plant breeding;
(g) the Attorney-General of the Federation's office;
(h) the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion;
(i) the National Quarantine Services;
(j) the National Biotechnology Development Agency;
(k) the National Biosafety Management Agency;
(l) the National Crop Variety Release Committee;
(m) Registrar of Trademarks;
(n) Registrar of Patents and Design; and
(o) the Registrar.
(3) The Secretary of the Council shall be the Secretary of the Committee.