The Plant Breeders' Rights (Festulolium) Scheme 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/1593
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Festulolium) Scheme 1990 and shall come into force on 28th August 1990.

(2) In this Scheme “ the Act ” means the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964.

Section 2 Plant varieties for which plant breeders' rights may be granted

There are prescribed for the purposes of the grant of plant breeders' rights all plant varieties of Festulolium which conform with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of x. Festulolium spp.

Section 3 Period for which rights are exercisable

The period for which plant breeders' rights shall be exercisable in respect of any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 2 of this Scheme shall be 25 years.

Section 4 Class of plant varieties for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act

In relation to x. Festulolium spp. the class of plant varieties prescribed for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act (which enables classes of plant varieties to be prescribed in connection with the use of names likely to deceive or cause confusion) consist of all plant varieties of the species specified in the Schedule to this Scheme.