in relation to a plant or any of its components, means the growth, culture or “propagation”, multiplication of that plant or component; variety” a plant variety in respect of which complies with the conditions of “protected protection by virtue of sections 21 and 35; means the register of plant varieties maintained under section 38; “register” means the Registrar of Plant Varieties referred to in section 5; “Registrar” the Registry of Plant Varieties referred to in section 7; “Registry” in relation to a grant of protection, means the term of the grant of protection under “term”, section 23; member” means a state or an intergovernmental party to the Convention which is a “UPOV member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants constituted pursuant to the Convention; means a plant grouping within single botanical taxon of the lowest known rank, “variety” which grouping, irrespective of whether the conditions for the grant of breeder’s right are fully met, can be – defined by the expression of the characteristics resulting from a given (a) genotype or combination of genotypes; distinguished from any other plant grouping by the expression of at least one (b) said characteristics; and considered as a unit with regard to its suitability for being propagated (c) unchanged. Order to bind Government. 3. This Order shall bind the Government but nothing in this Order shall render the Government liable to be prosecuted for an offence.
“propagation”, in relation to a plant or any of its components, means the growth, culture or multiplication of that plant or component; “protected variety” a plant variety in respect of which complies with the conditions of protection by virtue of sections 21 and 35; “register” means the register of plant varieties maintained under section 38; “Registrar” means the Registrar of Plant Varieties referred to in section 5; “Registry” the Registry of Plant Varieties referred to in section 7; “term”, in relation to a grant of protection, means the term of the grant of protection under section 23; “UPOV member” means a state or an intergovernmental party to the Convention which is a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants constituted pursuant to the Convention; “variety” means a plant grouping within single botanical taxon of the lowest known rank, which grouping, irrespective of whether the conditions for the grant of breeder’s right are fully met, can be – (a) defined by the expression of the characteristics resulting from a given genotype or combination of genotypes; (b) distinguished from any other plant grouping by the expression of at least one said characteristics; and (c) considered as a unit with regard to its suitability for being propagated unchanged. Order to bind Government. 3. This Order shall bind the Government but nothing in this Order shall render the Government liable to be prosecuted for an offence.
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