National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds (Registration, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2016

, \ I '., ' I,,, , ; I~ . / I . .-. I NATIONAL CROP VARIETIES AND LIVESTOCK BRli;ED (REGISTRATION, ETC) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM This Act amends the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds (Registration Etc.) Act. Cap. N27, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 by reviewing the pcnalt'tes imposed under the Act. NATIONAL CROP VARIETIES AND LIVESTOCK BREI\D (REGISTRATION, ETC.) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 A Bill For An Act to amend the National Crop VHrictics and Livestock Breeds (Rcgi~tration, Etc.) Act, Cap. N27, Lnws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 by reviewing the pcnaHies imposed under the Act; and for related matters ENACTED by the National Assembly ofthc Federal Republic of Nigcri<t J. The National Crop Varieties Livestocl< Breeds (Registration, Etc.) Act Cap N27. Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (in this Act referred to as ·'the Principal Act") is amended as set out in this Act. 2. Section 8 ofthc Principal Act is amended (a) in subsection (2). by substituting i(Jr the c.'~Jli'Cssion. "N~'I.IIi". in iinv 1hc expression. "N I 00.0()()": ancl (bi in subsection (3), by substituting J[rr the expression. "N'i.I!IIO". in liuc 5. tlw c:\prcssion. "NSIIO.IHIO" 3. This Act may be cited as the National Crop Varieties ancl Livcs\(lck Breeds (Registration, Etc.) (Amendment) Act. 2016. ConJITlCilCL'Jil(.;Jll /\llll::Jldrm:lll oJ C'tip. N?7 lXI\. 21111,( /\l"rJ\.'tldllilTI! 1' 1 :.ccliilll 1; C'ilHillll, I, CERTIFY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 (1) OF THE ACTS AUTHENTICATION ACT CAP. A2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 2004, THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THIS BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. MOHA MED ATABA SANI-OMOLOHJ CLERK TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ?-~~ DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016 .. -- ·-- -----·-------~ -·~ --·--·~- .. ~·- ----------·~-----------· --------·---· Schedule to the National Crop V;;rieties and Livestock Brucd (Registration, Etc.) (Amendment) Bill, 2016 HORT TITLE OF THE BILL The National Cmp Varieties and Livestock Breed (Registration, Ek) (Amendment) BilL 2016. 1 LO"iG TITLE of THE-Il ILL --1 su~i\t~RVOF THE , ! C0'\"1 F\TS OF THE BILL I I DATE PASSED I BY THE SENATE I 1 An Act to amend rhe '\atinnal Crop This Rill ame;~ds rhc '\ational Crop I 29111 September, Varieties and Livestock breeds Varietic·, and Li\eswck Breeds 12016 , (Registration, Etc.) AcL Cap "\27, (RegJs<rauon, Lie- 1 Act, Cap. N27, 1 I Laws of the Federation oi'Nigeria, Laws .,f the l"cdcratiun of Nigeria, I I 2004 by reviewing the penalties 12004 hy rc\ Jc\\ ing the penalties ! i imposed under the ACl: and lc1r imposed under the Act. I [ related matters. I ~~~ 1 DATE PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1'1 Jrme, 2016 I certify that this Bill has been careti.rlly compared hy me with the decision rcctched by the National Assembly and found by me to be true and con·ect decision of the Houses and is in accordance 11ith the pre>\ isions uflhe Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation ofNigeria, 2004. tZ, a A e;;. ~ :VI0:6 ~n'A fl.B: S~NI-OMOLORI I ASSENT Clerk to the '\ational Assembly {) ()flt.Da)' of October, 2016 j \ ( • . \ )\.N---:'~. c;:; .. A. .,\.. MUHAf\1MADU BUHARI, GCFR Prf>sident of the Federal Republic of Nigeria · ·, Day of 8-embt-t<, 2016 . ,~ N~~w