s 23 Varieties bred or discovered and developed by 2 or more persons independently
23. Where —(a) before a grant of protection has been made in respect of any plant variety, 2 or more applications in respect of that plant variety have been made; (b) the Registrar is satisfied that the applicants concerned are persons who bred, or discovered and developed, that plant variety independently, or are successors of such persons; and (c) the Registrar is satisfied that, but for this section, each of those applicants would be entitled to a grant of protection in respect of that plant variety, the Registrar must make a grant of protection to the applicant whose application was made first.