s 21 Making of grant of protection
21.—(1) The Registrar must —(a) except where an application has been withdrawn or has lapsed under section 19, make a grant of protection in respect of every application that is eligible for the making of a grant of protection; and (b) decline to make a grant of protection in respect of every application that is not eligible for the making of a grant of protection. (2) An application must be treated as being eligible for the making of a grant of protection if, and only if —(a) the applicant has complied with section 13 and section 17 or 18, as the case may be; and (b) the Registrar —(i) has approved, for the plant variety in respect of which the application was made, the denomination proposed by the applicant under section 36; (ii) is satisfied that the applicant is the breeder of that plant variety; and (iii) is satisfied that that plant variety is new, distinct, stable and uniform within the meaning of section 22.