Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (No. 12 of 2018)

curethe is Prevention 0800-0123-22 HELPLINE: AIDS REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Government Gazette Vol. 645 29 March 2019 No. 42347 Cape Town Kaapstad No. 511 29 March 2019 It is hereby notified that the President has assented to the following Act, which is hereby published for general informa tion:— No. 511 29 March 2019 Zwi khou divhadziwa henefha uri mupresi dende o tendelana na uyu mulayo une wa khou andadziwa hu u itela n®ivhadzo kha tshitshavha:— Act No. 12 of 2018: Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018: Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 THE PRESIDENCY VHUPRESIDENDE 9 7 7 1 6 8 2 5 8 4 0 0 3 ISSN 1682-5843 42347 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 2 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 ACT To provide for a system whereunder plant breeders’ rights relating to varieties of certain kinds of plants may be granted; for the requirements that have to be complied with for the grant of such rights; for the scope and protection of such rights; and for the grant of licenses in respect of the exercise of such rights; and to provide for matters connected therewith. BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, asfollows:— ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections 1. Definitions CHAPTER 1 REGISTRAR AND REGISTER OF PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS 2. Designation and functions of Registrar 3. Exercise of discretionary powers by Registrar 4. Register of plant breeders’ rights 5. Register to be evidence 6. Inspection of documents submitted in connection with an application for plant breeder’s right CHAPTER 2 PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT 7. Protection given to holder of plant breeder’s right 8. Duration of plant breeder’s right 9. Period of sole right 10. Exceptions to plant breeder’s right 11. Exhaustion of plant breeder’s right 12. Joint holders of plant breeder’s right 13. Transfer of plant breeder’s right 14. State bound by plant breeder’s right CHAPTER 3 APPLICATION FOR PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT 15. Varieties in respect of which plant breeders’ rights may be granted 5 10 15 20 25 (English text signed by the President) (Assented to 27 March 2019) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 3 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 MULAYO U ita mbetshelo kha sisi ˆ teme hune pfanelo dza vhasimi vha zwimela malugana na tshaka dzo fhambanaho dza dzenedzo tshaka dza miri dza nga n ˆ etshedzwa; kha ˆ thod ˆ ea dzine dza tea u tevhedzwa musi hu tshi fhiwa idzo pfanelo; kha tshikoupu na tsireledzo dza idzo pfanelo; na kha u n ˆ etshedza ˆ laisentse malugana na u shumisa idzo pfanelo; na u ita mbetshelo ya zwi kwamanaho na zwenezwo. U KHWAHISEDZWE nga Phalamennde ya Riphabuˆliki ya Afrika Tshipembe, ngand ˆ ila i tevhelaho:— NZUDZANYO DZA KHETHEKANYO Khethekanyo 1. T ˆ halutshedzo NDIMA YA 1 REDZHIST ˆ RA NA REDZHISIT ˆ ARA YA PFANELO DZA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA 2. U n ˆ angwa ha Redzhis ˆ tra na mishumo yawe 3. U shumisa maand ˆ a nga Redzhis ˆ tra 4. Redzhisi ˆ tara ya pfanelo dza vhashumi vha zwimela 5. Redzhisi ˆ tara i vha yone vhu ˆ tanzi 6. U ingamelwa ha maṅwalwa o iswaho malugana na khumbelo ya pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela NDIMA YA 2 PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA 7. Tsireledzo i fhiwaho mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 8. Tshifhinga tsha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela 9. Tshifhinga tsha pfanelo nthihi 10. Zwi sa katelwi kha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 11. U fhela ha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 12. Pfanelo ya musimi wa vhasimi vha zwimela ine vhun ˆ e ndi mu ˆ tananelano 13. U pfukisa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 14. Muvhuso u a vhofhea nga pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela NDIMA YA 3 KHUMBELO YA PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA 15. Tshaka malugana na pfanelo dza vhasimi vha zwimela dzine dza nga n ˆ etshedzwa 5 10 15 20 25 (English text signed by the President) (Assented to 27 March 2019) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 16. Application for grant of plant breeder’s right 17. Priority and redating of applications 18. Provisional protection 19. Rejection of application 20. Acceptance and registration of application 21. Amendment of application 22. Objection to application for grant of plant breeder’s right CHAPTER 4 VARIETY DENOMINATIONS 23. Denomination of variety 24. Amendment of denomination 25. Marking of labels and containers CHAPTER 5 EXAMINATION OF VARIETY AND GRANT OF PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT 26. Tests and trials 27. Refusal to grant plant breeder’s right 28. Grant of plant breeder’s right CHAPTER 6 HEARING OF OBJECTIONS 29. Hearing of objection CHAPTER 7 OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDER OF PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT 30. Payment of annual fee 31 Maintenance of propagating material CHAPTER 8 ENFORCEMENT OF PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS 32. Infringement of plant breeder’s right 33. Remedies in respect of infringement of plant breeder’s right CHAPTER 9 LICENCES 34. Licences 35. Application for compulsory license 36. Hearing of application for and issue of compulsory license CHAPTER 10 TERMINATION OF PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT 37. Expiry of plant breeder’s right 38. Cancellation of plant breeder’s right 39. Voluntary surrender of plant breeder’s right 4 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 5 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 16. Khumbelo ya u fhiwa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwanelo 17. Zwa ndemesa na u shandukisa datumu ya khumbelo 18. Mbetshelo ya tsireledzo 19. U hanwa ha khumbelo 20. U ˆ tanganedzwa na u ṅwaliswa ha khumbelo 21. Khwin ˆ iso ya khumbelo 22. U hana khumbelo ya u ˆ tanganedza pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela NDIMA YA 4 TSHAKA DZO FHAMBANAHO 23. Tshaka dzo fhambanho 24. U khwin ˆ isa lushaka 25. U swaya ˆ lebe ˆ le na midzio NDIMA YA 5 U T ˆ HAT ˆ HUVHA TSHAKA NA U N ˆ ETSHEDZA PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA 26. Ndingo 27. U hana u pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 28. Un ˆ ea pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela NDIMA YA 6 U THETSHELESWA HA MAHEDZWA 29. U thetsheleswa ha mahanedzwa NDIMA YA 7 ZWI VHOFHAHO MUN ˆ E WA PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA 30. Mbadelo ya tshelede ya ṅwaha nga ṅwaha 31. U londola matheria ˆ la a u bveledza NDIMA YA 8 U TEVHEDZISA PFANELO DZA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA 32. U pfukwa ha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 33. Thasululo musi ho pfukwa pfanelo ya chasimi vha zwimela NDIMA YA 9 L ˆ AISENTSE 34. Dzi ˆ laisentsi 35. Khumbelo ya ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe 36. U thetsheleswa ha khumbelo ya na u netshedzwa ha ˆ laisentsee khombe khombe NDIMA YA 10 PHELISO YA PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA 37. U fhela ha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 38. U fhelisa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 39. U litsha/humisa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela nga muthu ene mun ˆ e 5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 6 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 CHAPTER 11 PLANT VARIETY JOURNAL 40. Matters to be published in Plant Variety Journal CHAPTER 12 APPEALS 41. Right to appeal 42. Appeal Board, composition and membership 43. Investigation and consideration by Board 44. Consideration of appeal by Minister CHAPTER 13 ADVISORY COMMITTEE 45. Establishment of Advisory Committee 46. Appointment of members of Advisory Committee and termination of membership 47. Disclosure of interests by members of Advisory Committee 48. Meetings of Advisory Committee CHAPTER 14 GENERAL PROVISIONS 49. Entering premises for inspection, sampling and seizure of certain articles 50. Request for test results by authority of another country 51. Defect in form not to invalidate documents 52. Correction of errors 53. Disclosure of information 54. Regulations 55. Offences and penalties 56. Jurisdiction of magistrate’s court 57. Prohibition of trafficking by officers 58. Delegation 59. Transitional provisions and savings 60. Repeal of laws 61. Short title and commencement SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— ‘‘Advisory Committee’’ means the Plant Breeders’ Rights Advisory Committee established by section 45(1); ‘‘agent’’ means a person who is domiciled and resident in the Republic and who has been duly authorised by a breeder or the holder of a plant breeder’s right to act on his or her behalf; ‘‘applicant’’ means a breeder who makes an application for the granting of a plant breeder’s right in terms of section 16; ‘‘breeder’’, in relation to a variety contemplated in section 15, means— (a) the person who bred, or discovered and developed, the variety; (b) the employer of the person contemplated in paragraph (a), if that person is an employee whose duties are such that the variety was bred, or discovered and developed, in the performance of those duties; or (c) the successor in title of the person contemplated in paragraph (a) or the successor in title of the employer contemplated in paragraph (b); 6 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 7 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 NDIMA YA 11 DZHENAL ˆ A YA TSHAKA DZA ZWIMELA 40. Mafhungo ane a d ˆ o and ˆ adzwa kha Dzhena ˆ la ya Tshaka dza Zwimela NDIMA YA 12 DZIAPHIL ˆ I 41. Pfanelo ya u ita aphi ˆ li 42. Bodo ya zwa aphi ˆ li na mirad ˆ o ya Bodo 43. Tsedzuluso na u lavhelesa nga Bodo 44. U lavhelesa ha aphi ˆ li nga Minis ˆ ta NDIMA YA 13 KOMITINYELETSHEDZI 45. U thomiwa ha Komitinyeletshedzi 46. U tholwa ha mirad ˆ o ya Komitinyeletshedzi na u fhelisa vhurad ˆ o 47. U bvukulula madzangalelo nga mirad ˆ o ya Komitinyeletshedzi 48. Mi ˆ tangano ya Komitinyeletshedzi NDIMA YA 14 MBETSHELONYANGAREDZI 49. U dzhena zwifha ˆ toni u ingamela, u ita sambula na u dzhia atiki ˆ li dzenedzo 50. Khumbelo ya mvelelo dza ndingo nga maand ˆ alanga a ˆ liṅwe shango 51. Zwo khakheaho kha fomo a zwi iti uri hu pfi ˆ liṅwalwa a si ˆ la vhukuma 52. U lulamisa khakho 53. U bvukulula mafhungo 54. Ndangulo 55. Vhutshinyi na nda ˆ tiso 56. Maand ˆ alanga a khothe dza madzhis ˆ tra ˆ ta 57. Nyiledzo ya u renga na u rengisa nga vhaofisiri zwi nnd ˆ a ha mulayo 58. Vhurumelwa 59. Mbetshelo dza tshanduko na zwine zwa khou litshwa zwo ralo 60. Milayo ine ya khou fheliswa 61. Dzina ˆ lipfufhi na u thoma u shumisa mulayo SHEDUL ˆ U T ˆ halutshedzo 1. Kha uno Mulayo, nga nnd ˆ a ha musi zwo sumbedzwa nga iṅwe nd ˆ ila— ‘‘Komitinyeletshedzi’’ zwi amba Komitinyeletshedzi ya Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela yo thomiwaho nga khethekanyo ya vhu 45(1); ‘‘zhendedzi’’ zwi amba muthu a dzulaho nahone ane a vha mudzulapo wa Riphabu ˆ liki nahone ane a fhiwaho mannd ˆ a nga vhasimi kana mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela uri a v ha imele; ‘‘muhumbeli’’ zwi amba musimi ane a ita khumbelo ya u fhiwa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 16; ‘‘musimi’’, zwi tshi kwama lushaka lwo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 15, zwi amba— (a) muthu we sima, kana we a tumbula na u bveledzisa, lushaka/mufuda; (b) mutholi wa muthu o sumbedzwaho kha pharagirafu ya (a), arali muthu uyo a mushumi ane mishumo yawe I nga nd ˆ ila yo simaho, kana u tumbula na u bveledzisa lushaka a khou shuma iyo mishumo; kana (c) muthu o dzhiaho dzina ˆ la muthu o bulwaho kha pharagirafu ya (a) kana muthgu o dzhielaho dzina ˆ la mutholi o bulwaho kha pharagirafu ya (b); 7 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 8 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 ‘‘conditioning’’, in relation to propagating material of a plant variety, means— (a) cleaning, drying, coating, sorting, grading or packaging of the material; (b) testing for germination and vigour; or (c) any other similar treatment, undertaken for the purposes of preparing the material for propagation or sale; ‘‘convention country’’ means a country or intergovernmental organisation that is a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants; ‘‘denomination’’, in respect of a protected variety, means the denomination contemplated in section 23; ‘‘Department’’ means the Department responsible for agriculture; ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), but does not include an employee contemplated in the definition of breeder; ‘‘essential characteristics’’, in relation to a plant variety, means heritable traits that are determined by the expression of one or more genes, or other heritable determinants, that contribute to the principal features of the variety; ‘‘kind of plant’’ means a group of plants of the same taxon; ‘‘mark’’ has the meaning ascribed to it in section 2 of the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993); ‘‘material’’ in relation to a variety, means— (a) any propagating material; (b) harvested material, including an entire plant or any part of a plant; or (c) any product made directly from the harvested material; ‘‘Minister’’ means the Minister responsible for agriculture; ‘‘persons’’ includes a trust; ‘‘Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976’’ means the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 1976); ‘‘plant breeder’s right’’ means a plant breeder’s right granted in terms of section 28; ‘‘prescribed’’ means prescribed by regulation; ‘‘propagating material’’ means any reproductive or vegetative material of a plant from which, whether alone or in combination with other parts or products of that plant, another plant with the same characteristics can be produced; ‘‘protected variety’’ means a variety in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has been granted; ‘‘register’’ means the register kept in terms of section 4; ‘‘Registrar’’ means the employee contemplated in section 2(1); ‘‘regulation’’ means a regulation made in terms of section 54; ‘‘sell’’ includes— (a) agree to sell; (b) to offer, keep, expose, send, convey or deliver for sale; and (c) to exchange or to otherwise dispose of to any person in any manner; ‘‘successor’’— (a) in relation to a breeder of a plant variety, means a person to whom the right of the breeder to make application for a plant breeder’s right in that variety has been assigned by operation of law, testamentary disposition or otherwise; and (b) in relation to a holder of a plant breeder’s right, means a person to whom that right has been assigned by operation of law, testamentary disposition or otherwise; 8 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 9 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 ‘‘ndugiselo’’, malugana na u bveledza matheria ˆ la a lushaka lwa tshimela, zwi amba— (a) u kunakisa, u omisa u putela, u nanguludza, u vhekanya kana u paka; (b) ndingedzo ya u medza/ na u tshidza; kana (c) kufarele kuṅwe na kuṅwe, zwine izwi itwa ndivho dzi dza u lugisela matheria ˆ la a u bveledza kana thengiso; ‘‘Shango ˆ line ˆ la vha murad ˆ o’’ zwi amba shango kana dzangano ˆ la ˆ thanganelano ya muvhuso ˆ line ndi murad ˆ o wa dzangano ˆ la Vhuthihi ha Mashango a dzitshaka-tshaka kha Tsireledzo ya Tshaka Ntswa dza Zwimela; ‘‘Lushaka’’, malugana na tshaka dzo fhambanaho dzo tsireledzwaho, zwi amba tshaka dzo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 23; ‘‘Muhasho’’ zwi amba Muhasho u re na vhud ˆ ifhinduleli kha zwa vhulimivhufuwi; ‘‘mushumi’’ ipfi i ˆ li ˆ li na vhushaka ho vhofhiwaho na ˆ lo kha khethekanyo ya vhu 1 ya Mulayo wa Tshumelo ya Muvhuso wa, 1994 (Muluvho wa vhu. 103 wa 1994), fhedzi hu sa katelwi mushumi o bulwaho kha ˆ thalutshedzo ya musimi; ‘‘zwi ˆ taluli zwa ndeme’’, malugana na tshaka dza zwimela, zwiamba pfukisea zwi lavheleswaho nga u vhonala ha dzhini nthihi kana dzhini nnzhi, kana zwiṅwe zwi ˆ taluli zwi pfukiseleaho, zwine zwa dzhenelela kha zwi ˆ taluli zwihulwane zwa tshaka; ‘‘lushaka lwa tshimela’’ zwi amba tshigwada tsha zwimela zwa khethekanyo I fanaho; ‘‘swaya’’ ipfi i ˆ li ˆ li amba zwine zwa fana na zwi re kha khethekanyo ya vhu 2 ya Mulayo wa Tswayo dza Thengiso wa, 1993 (Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 194 wa 1993); ‘‘matheria ˆ la’’ zwi tshi kwama tshaka, zwi amba— (a) matheria ˆ la maṅwe na maṅwe a u bveledzisa; (b) matheria ˆ la o kan ˆ waho, hu tshi katelwa tshimela tsho ˆ the kana tshipid ˆ a tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsha tshimela; kana (c) tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsho itwaho tshi tshi bva kha matheria ˆ la o kan ˆ waho; ‘‘Minis ˆ ta’’ zwi amba Minis ˆ ta a re na vhud ˆ ifhinduleli kha zwa vhulimivhufuwi; ‘‘vhathu’’ hu katelwa trust; ‘‘Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 1976’’ zwi amba Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela wa, 1976 (Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 15 wa 1976); ‘‘pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela’’ zwi amba pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo fhiwaho/n ˆ etshedzwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 28; ‘‘randelwaho’’ zwi amba zwo randelwaho nga ndangulo; ‘‘matheria ˆ la a u bveledza’’ zwi a ba matheria ˆ la maṅwe na maṅwe a bveledzulula kana matheria ˆ la a vegetative a tshimela ane khao, naho a o ˆ the kana o ˆ tanganywa na zwiṅwe zwiid ˆ a kana zwibveledzwa zwa itsho tshimela, tshiṅwe tshimela tshine tsha vha na zwi ˆ talululi zwi fanaho tsha nga bveledzwa; ‘‘lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho’’ zwi amba lushaka malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa muri ien iyo pfanelo ndi ye ya n ˆ ewea; ‘‘redzhisi ˆ tara’’ zwi amba redzhisi ˆ tara yo vhulungwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 4; ‘‘Redzhis ˆ tra’’ zwi amba mushumi o bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 2(1); ‘‘Ndangulo’’ zwi amba ndangulo yo itwaho hu tshi tevhelwa khethekanyo ya vhu 54; ‘‘rengisa’’ hu katelwa— (a) u tenda u rengisa; (b) u n ˆ ea, vhulunga/fara, and ˆ adza, rumela, endedza hu tshi itelwa u rengisa; na (c) u n ˆ ekana kana iṅwe nd ˆ ila ya u fha muthu muṅwe na muṅwe nga nd ˆ ila ifhio na ifhio; ‘‘a tevhelaho’’— (a) zwi tshi kwama musimi wa lushaka lwa tshimela, zwi amba muthu ane khae pfanelo ya musimi ya u ita khumbelo ya pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimele kha ulo lushaka yo fhiwa ene hu tshi shumiswa mulayo, wi ˆ li kana iṅwe nd ˆ ila; nahone (b) zwi tshi kwama mufari/ mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela, zwi amba muthu o fhiwaho pfanelo hu tshi khou shumiswa mulayo, zwa wi ˆ li ya u n ˆ ea kana iṅwe nd ˆ ilavho; 9 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 10 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 ‘‘this Act’’ includes the regulations; ‘‘variety’’ means any plant grouping within a single botanical taxon of the lowest known rank, which grouping, irrespective of whether or not the conditions for the grant of a plant 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 of the said characteristics; and (c) considered as a unit with regard to its suitability for being propagated unchanged. CHAPTER 1 REGISTRAR AND REGISTER OF PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS Designation and functions of Registrar 2. (1) Subject to the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), and after following the recruitment processes prescribed by and in terms of that Act, the Minister must appoint and designate a person as the Registrar of Plant Breeders’ Rights. (2) The Registrar is the authority to whom the protection of varieties is entrusted and must perform the functions entrusted to the Registrar under this Act. Exercise of discretionary powers by Registrar 3. (1) Subject to the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000)— (a) any discretionary power conferred on the Registrar in terms of this Act must not be exercised by him or her to the prejudice of any applicant or any other person who appears to the Registrar to be an interested party, without giving such applicant or such other person an opportunity to be heard within such period as may be so prescribed or, if no period has been prescribed, within such reasonable period as the Registrar may determine; and (b) an applicant or other interested party referred to in paragraph (a) may not waive the right to be heard. (2) Whenever a period is specified under this Act within which any act or anything must be done, the Registrar may, except where otherwise expressly provided, extend the period. Register of plant breeders’ rights 4. (1) The Registrar must keep a register in which the prescribed particulars in respect of all applications for plant breeders’ rights in terms of this Act must be entered. (2) The register must be open for inspection at the office of the Registrar. (3) The Registrar must furnish, at the request of any person and upon payment of the prescribed fee, a copy of any particulars in the register within seven days. Register to be evidence 5. (1) The register is prima facie evidence of all matters directed or authorised by this Act to be noted therein. (2) A copy of an entry in the register or an extract from the register, certified by the Registrar, may be admitted in evidence in any court without further proof or production of the register. 10 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 11 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 ‘‘uno Mulayo’’ u katela ndangulo; ‘‘lushaka’’ zwi amba tshigwada tsha tshimela tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshi welaho kha khethekano yeneyo ya tshimela kha renke ya fhasisa I d ˆ ivheaho, tshine tshigwada, hu songo lavheleswa nyimele dza u fha kana u sa fha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela uri idzo nyimele dzo fusha naa, lu nga— (a) ˆ talutshedzwa nga u sumbedza zwi ˆ taluli zwi bvaho kha lushaka/mufuda kana ˆ thanganelo ya dzitshaka; (b) fhambanywa na tshiṅwe tshigwada tsha zwimela nga u sumbedza tshiṅwe tsha zwi ˆ taluli zwo mbulwaho; na (c) dzhiiwa sa yuniti malugana na u tea halo kha u vha lo bveledzwaho lu songo shandukiswa. NDIMA YA 1 REDZHIST ˆ RA NA REDZHIST ˆ ARA YA PFANELO DZA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA U n ˆ angwa ha Redzhis ˆ tra na mishumo yawe 2. (1) Hu tshi tevhedzwa Mulayo wa Tshumelo dza Muvhuso, wa 1994 (Mulevho wa nomboro ya vhu. 103 wa 1994), nahone nga murahu ha u tevhela maitele a u thola o randelwaho nga uyo Mulayo, Minis ˆ ta u tea u thola na u nanga muthu sa ene Redzhis ˆ tra wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela. (2) Redzhis ˆ tra ndi ene maand ˆ alanga ane tsireledzo ya tshaka ndi vhud ˆ ifhinduleli hawe nahone u tea u shuma mishumo ya vhud ˆ ifhinduleli ha Redzhis ˆ tra nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo. U shumisa maand ˆ a nga Redzhis ˆ tra 3. (1) Hu tshi tevhedzwa Mulayo wa T ˆ hu ˆ thuwedzo ya Ndaulo ya Vhulamukanyi, wa 2000 (Mulayo wa nomboro ya vhu. 3 wa 2000)— (a) maand ˆ a afhio na afhio o hweswaho Redzhis ˆ tra u ya nga uno Mulayo a songo shumiselwa u ˆ talula kha muhumbule ufhio na ufhio kana muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane takalelwa nga Redzhis ˆ tra, hu songo fhiwa uyo muthu tshikhala tsha uri uyo muthu a thetsheleswe nga tshifhinga tshenetsho tsho randelwaho kana, arali hu sina tshifhinga tsho randelwaho, hu vhe tshifhinga tshi pfadzaho tshine tsha d ˆ o vha tsho tiwa nga Redzhis ˆ tra; nahone (b) muhumbeli kana muṅwe muthu ane a vha na dzangalelo sa zwo sumbedzwaho kha phara ya (a) a nga si litshe ndugelo ya u thetsheleswa. (2) Misi yo ˆ the musi tshifhinga tsho ˆ taluswa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo uri tshithu tshi itwe, Redzhis ˆ tra a nga engedza tshifhinga nga nnd ˆ a ha msui zwo ambiwa nga iṅwe nd ˆ ila. Redzhisi ˆ tara ya pfanelo dza vhashumi vha zwimela 4. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u vhulunga redzhisi ˆ tara ine khayo zwidodombedzwa zwo randelwaho malugana na khumbelo dzo ˆ the dza pfanelo dza vhasimi vha zwimela u ya nga uyu Mulayo dza dzheniswa. (2) Redzhisi ˆ tara henefho ofisini ya Redzhis ˆ tra I tea u ˆ tolwa. (3) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea musi ho itwa khumbelo nga muthu muṅwe na muṅwe nahone mbadelo yo randelwaho yo itwa u te u n ˆ etshedza muthu uyo khophi ya zwidodombedza zwi re kha redzhisi ˆ tara hu sa athu fhela mad ˆ uvha a sumbe. Redzhisi ˆ tara i vha yone vhu ˆ tanzi 5. (1) Redzhisi ˆ tara ndi yone vhu ˆ tanzi vhu ˆ tukusa kha mafhungo o ˆ the o laelwaho kana o tendelwaho nga uyu Mulayo. (2) Khophi ya zwo dzheniswaho kha redzhisi ˆ tara kana zwo dzhiiwaho zwi tshi bva kha redzhisi ˆ tara, zwo khwa ˆ thisedzwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra, zwi d ˆ o dzhiiwa sa vhu ˆ tanzi kha khothe dzo ˆ the hu sa ˆ tod ˆ ei na iṅwe tsumbo kana iṅwe khwa ˆ thisiedzo. 11 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 12 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 Inspection of documents submitted in connection with an application for plant breeder’s right 6. (1) Any person may inspect any document submitted in connection with an application for a plant breeder’s right at any reasonable time and upon payment of a prescribed fee. (2) The Registrar must furnish a person contemplated in subsection (1), on payment of a prescribed fee, with a copy of the document contemplated in that subsection within seven days. (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) but subject to subsection (4), a person may not— (a) inspect that part of the document in question that contains information in respect of the name of each variety used in the breeding program and in respect of the manner in which the variety was bred; (b) be furnished with a copy of the part of the document referred to in paragraph (a); or (c) inspect, or be furnished with a copy of, any other prescribed confidential information. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to— (a) the applicant; (b) the applicant’s authorised agent; or (c) any other person who has to inspect that part of the documentation or information contemplated in subsection (3) in the course of the performance of any function entrusted to him or her in terms of this Act. CHAPTER 2 PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT Protection given to holder of plant breeder’s right 7. (1) The protection given under this Act to the holder of a plant breeder’s right is that prior authorisation has to be obtained for the duration of the plant breeder’s right from that holder, by way of a licence granted or issued in terms of section 34 or section 36, by any person intending to undertake— (a) the production or reproduction (multiplication) of the protected variety; (b) the conditioning for the purposes of propagation of the protected variety; (c) the sale or any other form of marketing of the protected variety; (d) the exporting of the protected variety; (e) the importing of the protected variety; or (f) the stocking of the protected variety for any of the purposes referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e). (2) (a) The undertaking of any activity referred to in subsection (1)(a) to (f) in respect of harvested material obtained through the unauthorised use of propagating material of the protected variety also requires the authorisation of the holder of the plant breeder’s right concerned, unless that holder has had reasonable opportunity to exercise his or her right in respect of that propagating material. (b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), ‘‘harvested material’’ includes an entire plant, any part of such plant or any product made directly from harvested material of such plant. (3) (a) Subsections (1) and (2) also apply to a variety— (i) that is essentially derived from the protected variety, where the protected variety is not itself an essentially derived variety; (ii) that is not clearly distinguishable from the protected variety in accordance with section 15(2)(b); or (iii) whose production requires the repeated use of the protected variety. (b) For the purposes of paragraph (a)(i), a variety must be regarded as being essentially derived from another variety if— (i) it is predominantly derived from the initial variety, or from a variety that is itself predominantly derived from the initial variety; 12 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 13 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 U ingamelwa ha maṅwalwa o iswaho malugana na khumbelo ya pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 6. (1) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe a nga ingamela ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ lo hwedzwaho malugana na khumbelo ya pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela nga tshifhinga tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshine tsha pfadza musi ho badelwa tshelede yo randelwaho. (2) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u fha muthu o bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1), khophi ya ˆ liṅwalwa sa zwo sumbedzwho kha iyo khethekanyo ˆ thukhu musi uyo muthu a tshi tou badela tshelede yo randelwaho hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a sumbe. (3) Naho hu na khethekanyo ˆ thukhu dza vhu (1) na (2) fhetdzi hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (4), muthu a nga si— (a) ingamele tshipid ˆ a tsha ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ li kwameaho ˆ line ˆ la vha na mafhungo a dzina ˆ la lushaka luṅwe na luṅwe lu shumiswaho kha u mbekanyamushumo ya u simetshedza/breeding program na nga nd ˆ ila ine lushaka lwo simetshedzwa ngayo; (b) fhiwe khophi ya tshipid ˆ a tsha ˆ liṅwalwa yo ambiwaho kha pharagirafu ya (a); kana (c) ingamele, kana u fhiwa khophi ya mafhungo maṅwe na maṅwe a tshidzumbe. (4) Khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3) a i shumi kha— (a) muhumbeli; (b) zhendedzi ˆ lo tendelwaho ˆ la muhumbeli; kana (c) muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane a tea u ingamela itsho tshipid ˆ a tsha ˆ liṅwalwa kana mafhungo o bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3) e kha mushumo wa u shuma mushumo we a hweswa u ya nga uno Mulayo. NDIMA YA 2 PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA Tsireledzo i fhiwaho mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 7. (1) Tsireledzo i fhiwaho mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo ndi ya uri hu thome u wanala thendelo lwa tshifhinga tsha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela u bva kha mun ˆ e wa pfanelo, nga u tou fha n ˆ etshedza ˆ laisentse kana u n ˆ etshedza u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 34 kana khethekanyo ya vhu 36, nga muthu ane a khou ˆ tod ˆ a u ita— (a) vhubveledzisi kana u bveledzulula (andisa) lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho; (b) ndugiselo ya u itela ndivho dza u bveledza lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho; (c) thengiso kana iṅwe nd ˆ ila ya u maketa lushaka ulwo lwo tsireledzwaho; (d) thengisela-mashangod ˆ avha ya lushaka lwo tsireldzwaho; (e) zwa u renga mashangod ˆ avha ya lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho; kana (f) zwa u renga tshi ˆ toko tsha lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho u itela ndivho dza zwo ambiwaho kha phara (a) u ya kha (e). (2) (a) U ita tshiṅwe tsha zwo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya (1)(a) u ya kha (f) malugana na zwikan ˆ wa zwo wanwaho nga kha u shumiswa ha matheriala a u bveledza o tendelwaho a lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho na zwone-vho zwi ˆ tod ˆ a u thendelo ya mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela wa kwameaho, nga nnd ˆ a ha musi uyo mun ˆ e e na tshifhinga tshi pfadzaho tsha u shumisa pfanelo yawe malugana na ayo matheriala a u bveledza. (b) U itela ndivho dza phara (a), ‘‘matheria ˆ la o kan ˆ waho’’ hu katelwa tshimela tsho ˆ the, tshipid ˆ a tshiṅwe na tshiṅe tsha tshimela kana tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsho itwaho tshi trshi bva kha matheria ˆ la o kan ˆ waho a itsho tshimela. (3) (a) Khethekanyo ˆ thukhu dza vhu (1) na (2) dzi a shumavho na kha lushaka— (i) lune lwo bva kha lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho, hune lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho lwone lun ˆ e lwa sa vhe lushaka lwo shandulwaho; (ii) lune a lu fhambanyisei zwikhagala u bva kha ulo lwo tsireledzwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 15(2)(b); kana (iii) lune vhubveledzi halwo ha ˆ tod ˆ a ndovhololo ya u shumisa lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho. (b) U itela ndivho dza phara ya (a)(i), lushaka lu tea u dzhiiwa sa lwo bvaho kha luṅwe lushaka arali— (i) zwi tshi khou vhonalesa uri lwo bva kha lushaka lwa mathomoni, kana kha lushaka lune lwone lun ˆ e lwo bva kha lushaka lwa mathomoni; 13 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 14 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (ii) it is clearly distinguishable from the initial variety; and (iii) it conforms to the initial variety in the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or combination of genotypes of the initial variety except for the differences which result from the act of derivation. Duration of plant breeder’s right 8. (1) A plant breeder’s right is valid for a period of 20, 25 or 30 years depending on the particular kind of plant, calculated from the date on which the certificate of registration is issued in terms of section 28(b). (2) The period of validity of the plant breeder’s right in respect of a particular kind of plant must be prescribed. Period of sole right 9. (1) The holder of a plant breeder’s right has the sole right to undertake any activity referred to in section 7(1), or to have any such activity undertaken by any other person, during such period as may be prescribed as a period for the exercise of sole rights in respect of the kind of plant to which such a variety belongs. (2) During the period prescribed in terms of subsection (1) the Registrar may not order the issue of a compulsory licence in terms of section 36 in respect of the variety in question. Exceptions to plant breeder’s right 10. (1) Notwithstanding section 32(a), a plant breeder’s right in respect of a variety obtained in a legitimate manner does not extend to— (a) any act done in respect of that variety for private and non-commercial purposes; (b) any act done in respect of that variety for experimental purposes; (c) any act done in respect of that variety for the purposes of breeding other varieties and, except where section 7(3) applies, any act contemplated in section 7(1) and section 7(2) in respect of such other varieties; or (d) a farmer who uses the protected variety in accordance with subsection (2). (2) (a) In respect of subsection 1(d), the Minister must prescribe— (i) the category or categories of farmers who may use the protected variety; (ii) the category or categories of plants that may be used; (iii) the uses to which the protected variety may be put; and (iv) where applicable— (aa) conditions for payment of royalties; and (bb) labelling requirements. (b) When the Minister acts in terms of paragraph (a), the Minister must ensure that the legitimate interests of the breeder are safeguarded. Exhaustion of plant breeder’s right 11. A plant breeder’s right does not extend to any act concerning any material of the protected variety or of a variety covered by section 7(3) that has, in the Republic, been sold or otherwise marketed by the holder of a plant breeder’s right concerned, or sold or otherwise marketed with his or her written authorisation, or any material derived from the said material, unless the act— (a) involves further propagation of the variety in question; or (b) involves exportation of material of the variety in question, which enables the propagation of the variety, into any country that does not protect varieties of the particular kind of plant, except where the exported material is for consumption purposes. 14 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 15 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (ii) lu tshi fhambanyisea kha lushaka lwa mathomoni; nahone (iii) lu tshi anana na lushaka lwa mathomoni kha mbonalo ya zwi ˆ taluli zwine zwa bva kha ˆ thanganyo ya dzidzhini dza lushaka lwa mathomoni nga nnd ˆ a ha phamabno I bvaho kha nyito ya tshandulo. Tshifhinga tsha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 8. (1) Pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela I shuma lwa miṅwaha ya 20, 25 kana 30 zwi tshi bva kha lushaka lwa tshimela, tshi tshi khou vhalelwa u bva kha datumu ine ˆ thanziela ya u ṅwalisa ya n ˆ etshedzwa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 28(b). (2) Tshifhinga tsha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela malugana na lushaka lwa tshimela tshi tea u randelwa. Tshifhinga tsha pfanelo nthihi 9. (1) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u na pfanelo nthihi ya u ya u shuma tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsho sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 7(1), kana u ya uri mushumo u itwe nga muṅwe muthu, nga tshenetsho tshifhinga sa zwo randelwaho sa tshifhinga tsha u shumisa pfanelo nga idzo malugana na lushaka lwa tshimela kha lushaka ulo lune tsha wela khalwo. (2) Nga tshifhinga tsho randelwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu (1) Redzhis ˆ tra a nga si laele uri hu n ˆ etshedzwe ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 36 malugana na lushaka lu kwameaho. Zwi sa katelwi kha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 10. (1) Naho hu na khethekanyo ya vhu 32(a), pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela malugana na lushaka yo wanwaho nga nd ˆ ila yo teaho a I pfukeli kha— (a) nyito malugana na ulo lushaka zwi tshi khou itelwa lwa ndivho dza phuraivethe na zwi sa kwami vhubindudzi; (b) nyito yo itwaho malugana na lushaka lwa ndivho dza ndingedzo; (c) nyito I itwaho malugana na ulo lushaka kha ndivho dza u simetshedza dziṅwe tshaka na, nga nnd ˆ a ha hune khethekanyo ya vhu 7(3) ya shumiswa, nyito iṅwe na iṅwe yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 7(1) na khethekanyo ya vhu 7(2) malugana na idzo tshaka; kana (d) rabulasi ane a shumisa lushaka lwo tsireledzeaho u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu (2). (2) (a) Malugana na khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya 1(d), Minis ˆ ta u tea u randela— (i) khethekanyo dza vhorabulasi vhane vha nga shumisa lushaka lwo tsireledzeaho; (ii) khethekanyo ya zwimela zwine zwa nga shumiswa; (iii) mishumo ine ya nga vherwa kha lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho; nahone (iv) he zwa tea— (aa) mabadelele a muholo; na (bb) ˆ thod ˆ ea dza u ˆ labe ˆ la. (b) Musi Minis ˆ ta a tshi khou tevhedza phara ya (a), Minis ˆ ta u tea u vhona uri madzangalelo o teaho a musimi o tsireledzea. U fhela ha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 11. Pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a I pfukeli kha nyito I kwamaho matheria ˆ la maṅwe na maṅwe a lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho kana lushaka lwo katelwaho nga khethekanyo ya vhu 7(3) lune lwa lwo, kha Riphabu ˆ liki, lwo rengiswa kana lwo maketwaho nga mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a kwameaho, kana rengiswaho o tenda nga u tou zwi ṅwala, kana matheria ˆ la maṅwe na maṅwe o shandulwaho u bva kha material ayo o ambiwaho, nga nnd ˆ a ha musi nyito iyo— (a) i tshi kwama huṅwe u bveledzwa ha lushaka lu kwameaho; kana (b) i tshi kwama u rengisela nnd ˆ a matheria ˆ la a lushaka luw kwameaho, zwine wa konisa u bveledzwa ha lushaka, kha shango ˆ line ˆ la sa tsiteledze tshaka dza lushaka lwonolwo lwa tshimela, nga nnd ˆ a ha msui matheria ˆ la o rengiselwaho nnd ˆ a a u tou ˆ la. 15 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 16 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 Joint holders of plant breeder’s right 12. (1) Where a plant breeder’s right is granted to two or more persons jointly, each such person is, subject to any written agreement to the contrary between them, entitled— (a) to an equal share in such right; (b) to undertake in connection therewith for his or her own benefit any activity referred to in section 7, if he or she discloses any such activity in writing to the other joint holders; and (c) to institute any action in respect of any infringement of that right. (2) A joint holder of a plant breeder’s right may not without the written authorisation of the other joint holders— (a) grant a licence under section 34; or (b) transfer the whole or any part of his or her interest in such right. Transfer of plant breeder’s right 13. (1) The holder of a plant breeder’s right must, after such right or any part thereof has been transferred to any other person, in the prescribed manner inform the Registrar of the name and address of the person to whom the right or part thereof has been transferred. (2) A person to whom a plant breeder’s right or any part thereof has been transferred must, if he or she appoints an agent in respect of such right, inform the Registrar in the prescribed manner of the name and address of such agent. State bound by plant breeder’s right 14. A plant breeder’s right binds the State in all respects in the same way as it binds any other person. CHAPTER 3 APPLICATION FOR PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT Varieties in respect of which plant breeders’ rights may be granted 15. (1) A plant breeder’s right may be granted in respect of any variety of all plant genera and species, if it is new, distinct, uniform and stable and has an acceptable variety denomination. (2) A variety contemplated in subsection (1) must be regarded as— (a) new, if propagating material or harvested material thereof has not been sold or otherwise disposed of by, or with the consent of, the breeder for the purposes of exploitation of the variety before the date of filing of the application for a plant breeder’s right— (i) in the Republic, for a period of not more than one year; and (ii) in any other country, in the case of— (aa) varieties of vines and trees, for a period of not more than six years; or (bb) other varieties, for a period of not more than four years; (b) distinct, if it is clearly distinguishable from any other variety whose existence is a matter of common knowledge at the time of the filing of the application; (c) uniform, if it is sufficiently uniform with regard to the characteristics of the variety in question taking into account the variation that may be expected from the particular features of the propagation of that variety; and (d) stable, if the characteristics thereof remain unchanged after repeated propagation or, in the case of a particular cycle of propagation, at the end of each such cycle. (3) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply to the sale of plant material of a plant variety to a person by, or with the consent of, the breeder if— (a) the sole purpose of the sale is for the person to multiply plant material of that plant variety on behalf of the breeder; 16 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 17 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 Pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela ine vhun ˆ e hayo ndi mu ˆ tanganelano 12. (1) Hune pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela ya vha yo fhiwa vhathu vhavhili kana vhanzhi vho ˆ tanganelana, muṅwe na muṅwe wavho, zwi tshi itwa nga thendelano yo tou ṅwalwaho vhukati havho, o tea— (a) u vha na mukovhe u linganaho kha iyo pfanelo; (b) u shuma zwine zwa kwama zwine zwa muedza sa zwe zwa sumbedzwa kha khethekanyo ya vhu 7, arali a bvukulula uyo mushumo nga u tou ṅwala kha avho vhaṅwe ngae; nahone (c) ita nyito iṅwe na iṅwe malugana na u pfukwa ha iyo pfanelo. (2) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela ya mu ˆ tanganelano hu sina thendelo yo tou ṅwalwaho I bvaho kha vhaṅwe ngaeo a nga si— (a) fhe ˆ laisentse nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ya vhu 34; kana (b) rathise tshipid ˆ a tsha nzwalelo yawe kana hu nzwalelo dzo ˆ the kha iyo pfanelo. U fhirisa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 13. (1) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u tea, uri nga murahu ha iyo pfanelo kana tshipid ˆ a tshenetsho tsho rathiselwa kha muṅwe muthu, nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho a vhudze Redzhis ˆ tra ad ˆ irese na dzina ˆ la muthu ane pfanelo kana tshipid ˆ a tshayo tsho rathiswa. (2) Muthu ane pfanelo yawe yo rathiswa u tea, arali a thola zhendzi malugana na iyo pfanelo, u vhudza Redzhis ˆ tra dzina na ad ˆ iresi zwa zhendedzi i ˆ lo nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho. Muvhuso u a vhofhea nga pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 14. Pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela i vhofha Muvhuso nga nd ˆ ila i fanaho na iyo i vhofhaho muthu muṅwe na muṅwe. NDIMA YA 3 KHUMBELO YA PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA Tshaka malugana na pfanelo dza vhasimi vha zwimela dzine dza nga n ˆ etshedzwa 15. (1) Pfanelon ya musimi wa tshimela I nga n ˆ etshedzwa malugana na lushaka luṅwe na luṅwe lwa zwimela zwa plant genera na species, arali zwi zwiswa, zwi na phambano, fana na stable nahone zwi na lushaka lu ˆ tanganedzeaho. (2) Lushaka lwo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhuya vhu (1) lu tea u dzhiiwa sa— (a) luswa, arali matheria ˆ la a u bveledza kana matheria ˆ la o kan ˆ waho a songo rengiswa kana u la ˆ twa nga, kana hu na thendelo ya, musimi ndivho dzi dza u shumisa/ lushaka ophand ˆ a ha musi datumu ya u faela khumbelo ya pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela— (i) kha Riphabu ˆ liki, lwa tshifhinga tshi sa fhiri ṅwaha muthihi; na (ii) kha shango ˆ lifhio na ˆ lifhio, arali— (aa) hu tshaka dza mund ˆ irivhe na miri, lwa tshifhinga tshi sa fhiriho miṅwaha ya rathi; kana (bb) hu dziṅwe tshaka, lwa tshifhinga tshi s fhiriho miṅwaha min ˆ a; (b) lwo fhambanaho, arali hu na phambano ire khagala u bva kha dziṅwe tshaka dzine u vha hone hadzo zwi tou d ˆ ivhea lwo d ˆ oweleaho nga tshifhinga tsha u faela khumbelo; (c) lu fanaho, arali lu hu na u fana zwo linganelaho malugana na zwi ˆ taluli zwa lushka lu kwameaho hu tshi dzhielwa n ˆ tha phambano ine ya nga lavhelelwa kha zwenezwo zwi ˆ taluli zwa u bveledza ulo lushaka; na (d) lwo rombaho, arali zwi ˆ taluli zwa d ˆ i dzula zwi songo shanduka nga murahu ha ndovhololo ya u bveledza kana, arali hu yeneyo sekele ya u bveledza, ngei magumoni a sekele iṅwe na iṅwe. (3) Khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2)(a) a I shumi kha thengiso ya matheria ˆ la a tshimela tsha lushaka kha muthu nga, kana hu na u thendelo ya, musimi arali— (a) ndivho nthihi ya thengiso kha muthu u itelka u andisa matheria ˆ la a tshimela ya lushaka lwa itsho tshimela vhuimoni ha musimi; 17 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 18 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (b) by virtue of the agreement of sale, ownership in the new plant material vests in the breeder immediately after the plant material has been multiplied; or (c) the sale is part of an agreement under which the person agrees to use plant material of that variety for the sole purpose of evaluating the variety in one or more of the following tests or trials: (i) field trials; (ii) laboratory tests; (iii) small-scale processing trials; or (iv) tests or trials prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph. (4) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), the filing of an application for the— (a) granting of a plant breeder’s right; or (b) entering in an official register of varieties, of another variety in any country, renders that other variety a matter of common knowledge from the date of such application, if such application results in the granting of a plant breeder’s right of that other variety or the entering in the official register of varieties of the said other variety, as the case may be. Application for grant of plant breeder’s right 16. (1) An application for the grant of a plant breeder’s right must be made by an applicant in the prescribed manner and must be accompanied by the following documents and non-refundable fees— (a) An application form obtainable from the office of the Registrar, duly completed; (b) a technical questionnaire in respect of a kind of plant of the variety in question obtainable from the office of the Registrar, duly completed; (c) such application fee and such examination fee as may be prescribed; (d) written proof of the appointment of an agent by the breeder, if applicable; and (e) written proof of the transfer of the variety to the applicant, if applicable. (2) If the applicant is not domiciled and resident in the Republic, the application must be submitted through an agent. (3) The Registrar must notify the applicant of any outstanding documentation or information within 21 days of receiving the application. (4) The applicant must furnish the Registrar with any documentation or information required by the Registrar within three months of the notification contemplated in subsection (3), failure of which may result in the application being returned to the applicant. (5) (a) The effective filing date is the date on which the requirements of subsection (1) have been met. (b) Copies of documents referred to in subsection (1)(e) to (f) may be submitted in order to secure a filing date, but the original documents must be submitted to the Registrar within three months of the filing date. (6) In the event that a variety may not be used without prior approval in terms of other legislation, the application must be accompanied by the relevant permit or proof of general release for the variety issued in terms of such legislation. Priority and redating of applications 17. (1) If an application in terms of section 16 is preceded by another application by or on behalf of the same applicant for protection of the same variety in a convention country, and such other application has been deposited in accordance with the laws in force in the convention country in question, the Registrar must give priority to the application submitted in terms of section 16, if it is— (a) submitted to the Registrar in the prescribed manner within a period of 12 months of the date on which such other application was duly filed in the convention country in question; and (b) accompanied by the prescribed fee. 18 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 19 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (b) nga vhanga ˆ la thendelano ya thengiso, vhun ˆ e kha matheria ˆ la mawa a tshimela o hweswa musimi nga murahu ha musi matheria ˆ la a tshimela o andiswa; kana (c) thengiso I tshipid ˆ a tsha thendelano nga fhasi ha muthue ane a thenda zwa u shumisa matheria ˆ la a tshimela a ulo lushaka u itela ndivho nthihi ya u sengulusa lushaka kha nthihi kana vhunzhi ha ndingo dzi tevhelaho: (i) ndingedzo hune zwa khou itwa hone; (ii) ndingo dza laborotahri; (iii) ndingo dza maitele ma ˆ tuku; kana (iv) ndingo dzo randelwaho u itela ndivho dza ino phara. (4) U itela ndivho dza khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2)(b), u faela khumbelo ya u— (a) n ˆ etshedza pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela; kana (b) u dzhenisa luṅwe lushaka kha redzhisi ˆ tara ya tshiofisi ya tshaka, Kha shango ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe, zwi tea u dzhiiwa hu nd ˆ ivho yo d ˆ oweleaho u bva datumu ya iyo khumbelo, arali mvelelo dza khumbelo kha u fha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kana u dzhenisa lushaka lwo bulwaho kha redzhisi ˆ tara ya tshiofisi ya tshaka, sa zwine zwa nga vha. Khumbelo ya u fhiwa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 16. (1) Khumbelo ya u n ˆ ewa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela I tea u itwa nga muhumbeli nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho nahone I fhelekedzwe nga maṅwalwa a tevhelaho na tshelede ine ya badelwa a I nga humiswi— (a) Fomo ya khumbelo ine ya wanala ofisini ya Redzhis ˆ tra, yo d ˆ adziwa nga nd ˆ ila yo teaho; (b) mutevhe wa mbudziso wa thekhnikha ˆ la malugana na lushaka lwa tshimela tsha ulo lushaka lu kwameaho mutevhe u wanalaho ofisini ya Redzhis ˆ tra, na wone wo d ˆ adziwa nga nd ˆ ila yo teaho; (c) iyo tshelede ya khumbelo na iyo tshelede ya ˆ tha ˆ thuvho sa zwe zwa randelwa; (d) khwa ˆ thisedzo yo tou ṅwalwaho ya u tholwa ha zhendedzi nga musimi, arali zwo tea; na (e) khwa ˆ thisedzo ya u rathisa lushaka u ya kha muhumbeli, arali zwo tea. (2) Arali muhumbeli a sa dzuli nahone a si mudzulapo wa Riphabu ˆ liki, khumbelo I tea u iswa nga kha zhendedzi. (3) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u d ˆ ivhadza muhumbeli nga ha ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ line ˆ la khou ˆ tahela kana mafhungo hu saathu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21 musi o ˆ tanganedza khumbelo. (4) Muhumbeli u tea u fha Redzhis ˆ tra ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe kana mafhungo a ˆ tod ˆ waho nga Redzhis ˆ tra hu saathu u fhela miṅwedzi miraru o wana nd ˆ ivhadzo sa zwo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3), u kundelwa izwo zwi nga ita uri khumbelo I humiselwe kha muhumbeli. (5) (a) D ˆ uvha ˆ la u thoma u faela khumbelo ndi d ˆ uvha ˆ line ˆ thod ˆ ea dza khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) dza fushwa. (b) Khophi dza maṅwalwa o ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)(e) u ya kha (f) dzi nga iswa u itela u wana datumu ya u faela, fhedzi maṅwalwa a vhukuma a tea u iswa kha Redzhis ˆ tra hu saathu u fhela miṅwedzi miraru ya datumu ya u faela. (6) Kha nyimelel ya musi lushaka lwa tshimela klu sa d ˆ o shumiswa hu saathu wanala thendelo u thoma u ya nga mulayosiṅwa, khumbelo i tea u fhelekedzwa nga thendelo kana khwa ˆ thisedzo ya mvisonyangaredzi ya lushaka yo n ˆ etshedzwaho hu tshi tevhelwa uyoi mulayosiṅwa. Zwa ndemesa na u shandukisa datumu ya khumbelo 17. (1) Arali khumbelo u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 16 yo rangelwa nga iṅwe khumbelo kana I vhuimoni ha khumbelo yeneyo nthihi ya tshireledzo ya lushaka lwa tshimelela tshenetsho tshithihi kh ashango ˆ la convention, nahone iyo iṅwe khumbelo yo dzheniswa u ya nga milayo ine ya khou shumiswa kha shango ˆ lo tendelanwaho na ˆ lo ˆ li kwameaho, Redzhsi ˆ tar u tea u dzhielesa n ˆ tha khumbelo u thoma yo d ˆ iswaho u ya nga khetehklanyo ya vhu 16, arali yo— (a) iswa kha Redzhis ˆ tra nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho hu saathu u fhela tshifhinga tsha miṅwedzi ya 12 tsha datumu ine iyo iṅwe khumbelo yo vha yo faeliswa zwone ngayo kha shango ˆ lo tendelwanwaho na ˆ lo line la kwamwea; na (b) yo fhelekedzwa nga tshelede yo randelwaho. 19 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 20 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (2) An application contemplated in subsection (1)(a) must be confirmed within three months by submitting a copy, certified as correct by the appropriate authority in the relevant country, of each document that constituted the relevant preceding application. (3) The Registrar must allow the applicant to, within two years after the— (a) expiration of the period of priority; or (b) first application is rejected or withdrawn, furnish the relevant information, documents or material required for the purposes of undertaking the tests and trials in terms of section 26. (4) If two or more applications for the protection of the same variety have been deposited on different dates in different convention countries, the period referred to in subparagraph (1)(a) must be calculated as from the date on which the earliest of such applications was deposited with the appropriate authority. (5) During the period referred to in subsection (1)(a), the filing of another application, the publication or use of the variety that is the subject of the first application or such other event as may be prescribed does not constitute grounds for the rejection of the subsequent application. Provisional protection 18. (1) An applicant has provisional protection in respect of the variety in question from the filing date of the application for a plant breeder’s right until the granting or refusal thereof. (2) An applicant who has provisional protection in a plant variety in terms of this section may not institute proceedings for any alleged infringement of such right during the period of provisional protection. (3) The effect of provisional protection is that the applicant is entitled to equitable remuneration from any person who, during the period of provisional protection, carries out any act contemplated in section 7 that would, once the plant breeder’s right is granted, require the authorisation of the holder of the plant breeder’s right. (4) An applicant has the provisional protection contemplated in subsection (3) only in respect of a person who has been notified in the prescribed manner. Rejection of application 19. (1) The Registrar must reject an application made in terms of section 16, if— (a) the application does not comply with any provision of this Act; (b) the variety in respect of which the application is made does not fulfill the requirement contemplated in section 15(2)(a); (c) the applicant is not entitled to make an application under this Act; (d) the application contains a misrepresentation; or (e) the applicant refuses or has failed to or is not able to propose an acceptable denomination. (2) If the Registrar rejects an application in terms of subsection (1), the Registrar must advise the applicant in writing of the rejection and must state the reasons for the rejection within 21 days of the rejection. Acceptance and registration of application 20. If the Registrar accepts the application, the Registrar must register the application and must notify the applicant in writing of the acceptance within 21 days of the registration of the application. Amendment of application 21. An applicant whose application has been registered in terms of section 20 may, at any time before or after the granting of a plant breeder’s right, apply in the prescribed manner to the Registrar for the amendment of that application, subject to the approval of the Registrar and upon payment of the prescribed non-refundable fee: Provided that such amendment does not affect the description of the variety which is the subject of the application. 20 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 21 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (2) Khumbelo yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu (1)(a) I tea u khwa ˆ thise dzwa hu saathu u fhela miṅwedzi miraru nga u isa khophi, yo khwa ˆ thisedzwaho uri a yongo khakhea nga maand ˆ alanga o teaho kha shango ˆ lo teaho, ya ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ˆ lo teaho ˆ lo rangelaho khumbelo. (3) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u tendela muhumbeli, hu saathu u fhela miṅwaha mivhili nga murahu ha— (a) u fhirelwa ha tshifhinga tsha iyo ndeme; kana (b) khumbelo ya u thoma musi yo haniwa kana u humiswa, uri ene muhumbeli a fhe Redzhis ˆ tra nd ˆ ivhiso, maṅwalwa kana matheria ˆ la o teaho ane a ˆ tod ˆ ea u itela ndivho dza u ita ndingo u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 26. (4) Arali khumbelo mbili kana nnzhi dza zwa tsireledzo ya lushaka luthihi yo/dzo iswa nga datumu dzo fhambanaho kha mashango a mulanganelano o fhambanaho, tshifhinga tsho ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)(a) tshi tea vhalelwa u bva kha datumu mathomo-thomo musi khumbelo I tshi iswa kha maand ˆ alanaga o teaho. (5) Nga tshifhinga tsho ambiwaho kha khetehkanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)(a), u faelwa ha iṅwe khumbelo, u and ˆ adwa kana u shumisa lushaka lwa tshimela zwi edza khumbelo ya mathomoni kana u itea hune ha nga randelwa a zwi vhumbi mbuno dza u hana khumbelo ine ya tevhela. Mbetshelo ya tsireledzo 18. (1) Muhumbeli u na tsireledzo ya tshifhinganyana malugana na lushaka lu kwameaho u bva kha datumu ya u faela khumbelo ya pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u swika d ˆ uvha ˆ la u n ˆ etshedza kana u hana pfanelo iyo. (2) Muhumbeli a re na tsireledzo ya tshifhinganyana kha lushaka lwa tshimela u ya nga ino khethekanyo a nga ita uri hu vhe na u senga/khothe arali hu na u pfukwa ha iyo pfanelo nga tshifhinga tsha musi hu na tsireledzo ya tshifhinganyana. (3) Tsireledzo ya tshifhinganyana i tendela muhumbeli a tshi wana mbadelo yo linganaho u bva kha muthu ufhio na ufhio any person who, during the period of provisional protection, a shuma mushumo wo bulwaho kha khetehkanyo ya vhu 7 zwine zwa d ˆ o, musi pfanelo yo n ˆ etshedzwa, ha ˆ tod ˆ ea thendelo ya mun ˆ e wa pfanelo. (4) Muhumbeli u na tsireledzo ya tshifhinganyana yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3) fhedzi zwi tshi kwama muthu o d ˆ ivhadzwaho nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho. Uhanwa ha khumbelo 19. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u hana khumbelo yo itwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 16, arali— (a) khumbelo I sa anani na mbetshelo ya uno Mulayo; (b) lushaka lwa tshimela malugana na khumbelo yo itwaho I sa fushi ˆ thod ˆ ea dza dzo sumbedzwaho kha khetehaknyo ya vhu 15(2)(a); (c) muhumbeli a sa tei u ita khumbelo nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo; (d) khumbelo I na mazwifhi; kana (e) muhumbeli a hana kana u kundelwa u kana a sa dzinginya/ propose tshaka dzi ˆ tanganedzeaho. (2) Arali Redzhis ˆ tra a hana khumbelo u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1), Redzhis ˆ tra u tae u vhudza muhumbeli nga u tou ṅwala nahone u tea u bula mbuno uri ndi ngani khumbelo yo haniwa hu saathu fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21. U ˆ tanganedza na u ṅwalisa khumbelo 20. Arali Redzhis ˆ tra a ˆ tanganedza khumbelo, Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u tea ṅwalisa khumbelo nahone u tea u d ˆ ivhadza muhumbeli nga u tou mu ṅwalela uri o ˆ tanganedza khumbelo hu saathu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21 musi o ṅwalisa khumbelo iyo. Khwin ˆ iso ya khumbelo 21. Muhumbeli ane khumbelo yawe yo ṅwaliswa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 20 a nga, nga tshifhinga tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe phand ˆ a kana nga murahu ha u n ˆ etshedzwa ha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela, humbela nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho kha Redzhis ˆ tra u itela uri hu khwin ˆ iswe iyo khumbelo, zwi tshi bva kha khwa ˆ thisedzo ya Redzhis ˆ tra na musi ho badelwa tshelede yo randelwaho ine a I humeli murahu: Tenda uho u khwin ˆ isa hu sa kwami nyolo/ ˆ thalutshedzo ya lushaka kha khumbelo. 21 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 22 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 Objection to application for grant of plant breeder’s right 22. (1) Any person may lodge an objection in the prescribed manner with the Registrar in respect of an application for the grant of a plant breeder’s right following the publication of the prescribed information regarding the application in the Journal referred to in section 40 within 60 days from the date of publication. (2) The Registrar must within 14 days of the receipt of an objection— (a) inform the applicant concerned in writing of the objection; and (b) provide the applicant with a copy of the objection. (3) The applicant may, in the prescribed manner, lodge with the Registrar a counter-statement against the objection within 60 days of notification. CHAPTER 4 VARIETY DENOMINATIONS Denomination of variety 23. (1) An applicant for the grant of a plant breeder’s right must propose a denomination that complies with the prescribed requirements and such denomination is subject to the approval of the Registrar. (2) No denomination other than the denomination approved by the Registrar in terms of subsection (1) may be used in connection with the variety in question, whether before or after the expiry of the term of the plant breeder’s right granted in respect of the variety. (3) Subsection (2) does not prohibit the proprietor or other registered user of a mark to use such mark in conjunction with the denomination in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has been granted, if such mark is clearly distinguishable from the variety denomination. (4) A variety must be submitted to the Registrar under the same denomination as the denomination by which it is known in any other country, unless the Registrar considers that denomination unacceptable in which case the applicant must submit an alternative denomination. Amendment of denomination 24. (1) The Registrar must amend the denomination approved in respect of a variety in terms of section 23(1), if— (a) ordered by a court on application by a person who in law has a preferential claim to the use of the denomination in question; (b) the information submitted to the Registrar in the application for the approval of, or in connection with, the denomination in question was incorrect and such denomination would not have been approved had the Registrar known at the time of the application that such information was incorrect; or (c) information comes to light which, if discovered earlier, would have resulted in the refusal of such denomination. (2) (a) If an amendment becomes necessary on any ground referred to in subsection (1), the Registrar must notify the relevant applicant or holder of the plant breeder’s right accordingly in writing within 21 days and must give reasons in the notice why the amendment is necessary. (b) The applicant or holder must submit proposals in writing to the Registrar for an alternative denomination within 30 days from the date of the notice. (3) An applicant may request the Registrar in the prescribed manner and upon payment of the prescribed fee at any time before the grant of the plant breeder’s right to amend the approved denomination. (4) The Registrar must consider the request in terms of subsection (3) and must notify the applicant of his or her decision and the reasons for the decision in writing within 21 days of the date on which the request was received. (5) Any person may lodge an objection in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed period against an intended amendment of a variety denomination. 22 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 23 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 Uhana khumbelo ya u ˆ tanganedza pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 22. (1) Muthu muṅwe na a nga ita khanedzo u ya nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho kha Redzhis ˆ tra malugana na khumbelo ya u fhiwa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela nga musi hu tshi tou bva u and ˆ adzwa mafhungo o randelwaho malugana na khumbelo kha Dzhena ˆ la sa zwo ambiwaho khetehkanyo ya vhu 40 hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 60 u bva kha d ˆ uvha ˆ la nyand ˆ adzo. (2) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea uri hu saathu fhela mad ˆ uvha a 14 o ˆ tanganedza khanedzo a— (a) vhudza muhumbeli a kwameaho nga u tou ṅwala nga ha iyo khanedzo; nahone (b) a fhe muhumbeli khophi ya iyo khanedzo. (3) Muhumbeli nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho a nga ita tshi ˆ ta ˆ tamennde kha kha Redzhisi ˆ tara tsha u hanedza iyo khanedzo hu sa athu fhela mad ˆ uvha a 60. NDIMA YA 4 TSHAKA Tshaka dzo fhambanaho 23. (1) Muhumbeli ane a khou ˆ tod ˆ a u fhiwa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u tea, zwi tshi bva kha thendelo nga Redzhis ˆ tra, a dzinginye tshaka dzine dza anana na ˆ thod ˆ ea dzo randelwaho. (2) A huna tshaka nga nnd ˆ a ha tshaka dzo khwa ˆ thisedzwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra a tshi tevhedza khethekanyo ˆ thuku ya vhu (1) dza nd ˆ o shumiswa zwi tshi kwama lushaka lu kwameaho, hu nga vha phand ˆ a kana nga murahu ha u fhirelwa ha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo n ˆ etshedzwaho malugana na lushaka. (3) Khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2) a i haneli mun ˆ e wa zwithu kana muṅwe mushumisi o ṅwalisaho luswayo a tshi shumisa ulo luswayo lwo ˆ tangana na tshaka malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo n ˆ etshedzwaho, arali ulwo luswayo zwi khagala lu tshi fhambanyisea kha tshaka dzo fhambanaho. (4) Lushaka lu tea u iswa kha Redzhis ˆ tra nga fhasi ha lushaka lu fanaho sa lushaka lune lwa d ˆ ivhea kha shango ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe, nga nnd ˆ a ha musi Redzhis ˆ tra a tshi vhona uri lushaka a lu ˆ tanganedzei nga nd ˆ ila ine muhumbeli a tea u isa luṅwe lushaka. Ukhwin ˆ isa lushaka 24. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u khwin ˆ isa lushaka lwo tendwaho malugana na lushaka u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 23(1), arali— (a) laelwa nga khothe musi khumbelo nga muthu ane kha mulayo u na mbilo I dzhielwa n ˆ tha kha u shumisa lushaka lu kwameaho; (b) mafhungo o iswaho kha Redzhis ˆ tra kha khumbelo ya ya u tendelwa ha, kana kha zwi kwamanaho na, lushaka lu kwameaho a vha a si one nahone lushaka ulwo a lwo vha lu tshi d ˆ o vha lu songo tendelwa arali Redzhis ˆ tra a zwi d ˆ ivhe nga tshifhinga tsha musi khumbelo uri hu na mafhungo a si one; kana (c) mafhungo a vhonala ane, arali o tumbulwa mathomoni, o vha a tshi d ˆ o vha o ita uri ulwo lushaka lu haniwe. (2) (a) Arali khwin ˆ iso ya vha ya ndeme kha sia/ground ˆ lo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1), Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u d ˆ ivhadza muhumbeli o teaho kana mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela zwavhud ˆ i nga u tou ṅwala hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 26 nahone u tea u fha na mbuno kha nd ˆ ivhadzo uri ndi ngani khwiniso i na ndeme. (b) Muhumbeli kana mun ˆ e wa pfanelo u tea u isa madzinginywa nga u tou ṅwalela Redzhis ˆ tra u itela luṅwe lushaka/denomination hu saathu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 30 u bva kha datumu ya nd ˆ ivhadzo. (3) Muhumbeli a nga humbela Redzhis ˆ tra nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho nahone musi ho badelwa tshelede yo randelwaho tshifhinga tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe phand ˆ a ha u n ˆ etshedza pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u itela u khwinisa lushaka/denomination lwo tehndelwaho. (4) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u lavhelesa khumbelo u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3) nahone u tea u d ˆ ivhadza muhumbeli nga ha tsheo yawe nahone a dovhe a fhe na mbuno nga u tou ṅwala hu saathu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21 u bva kha datumu ya u ˆ tanganedza khumbelo. (5) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe a nga hanedza nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho nahone hu saathu u fhira tshiunga tsho randelwaho malugana na khwiniso ya lushaka. 23 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 24 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 Marking of labels and containers 25. (1) If any propagating material of a variety in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has been granted is sold for the purposes of propagation or for any other purpose, the denomination of that variety must, in such manner as may be prescribed, clearly and legibly appear on a label attached thereto or, if it is packed, clearly and legibly appear on the container. (2) If a mark is used in conjunction with the denomination of the relevant variety, such mark and denomination must be clearly distinguishable. CHAPTER 5 EXAMINATION OF VARIETY AND GRANT OF PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT Tests and trials 26. (1) The Registrar must, in order to enable him or her to determine whether a variety in respect of which an application has been accepted is new, distinct, uniform and stable in accordance with the provisions of section 15— (a) undertake, or cause to be undertaken, such tests and trials as may be necessary; or (b) use the results of tests and trials obtained from the appropriate authority in another country. (2) (a) The applicant must furnish the Registrar within the prescribed period with such material as may be prescribed. (b) The Registrar may grant an extension to the applicant from compliance with paragraph (a) for a period not exceeding the initial prescribed period. (c) An application for extension contemplated in paragraph (b) must be submitted to the Registrar in writing and must— (i) set out reasons for the request of an extension; and (ii) in the event of imported plant material, include prescribed proof that the plant material has been imported into the Republic. (d) An application in terms of section 16 lapses if the material contemplated in paragraph (a) is not furnished to the Registrar within the prescribed period or extended period, as the case may be. (3) If an objection has been lodged against an application for the grant of a plant breeder’s right in terms of section 22, the Registrar may terminate all actions performed in accordance with subsection (1)(a) or (b) in the event that such objection is upheld. Refusal to grant plant breeder’s right 27. (1) The Registrar must refuse to grant a plant breeder’s right to an applicant if, after examining the results of any tests or trials conducted in terms of section 26(1) in respect of the variety in question, the requirements specified in section 15 have not been met. (2) If the results from the tests or trials conducted in terms of section 26(1) indicate that two or more varieties in respect of which different applications have been registered in terms of section 20 cannot be distinguished, the Registrar must grant a plant breeder’s right to the applicant whose application was submitted— (a) first in time in accordance to section 16(1); or (b) in accordance to section 17(1), whichever is the earlier. (3) The Registrar must advise any applicant contemplated in subsection (1) or (2) in writing within 21 days of the Registrar’s decision and of the grounds of the refusal, as the case may be. Grant of plant breeder’s right 28. The Registrar must— (a) grant a plant breeder’s right to an applicant in respect of the variety applied for if, after the examination contemplated in section 26(1), that variety conforms to the requirements specified in section 15; and 24 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 25 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 Uswaya ˆ lebe ˆ le na midzio 25. (1) Arali matheria ˆ la a u bveledza lushaka malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo n ˆ etshedzaho o rengiswa u itela ndivho dza u bveledza kana iṅwe ndivho, lushaka/ denomination lwa lushaka/ variety lu tea, nga iyo nd ˆ ila sa zwine zwa nga randelwa, zwi khagala nahone zwa vhonala kha ˆ lebe ˆ le yo nambatedzwaho henefho, arali zwo pakiwa, zwi khagala nahne zwi vhonale zwavhud ˆ i kha mudzio. (2) Arali luswayo lwo shumiswa lwo ˆ tangana na lushaka lwa tshaka dzo fhambanaho, ulwo luswayo na lushaka zwi tea u fhambanyisea zwi khagala. NDIMA YA 5 UT ˆ HAT ˆ HUVHA TSHAKA NA U N ˆ ETSHEDZA PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA Ndingo 26. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea uri a tshi itela uri a kone u ta/vhona uri naa tshaka malugana na uri ndi ifhio khumbelo ya ˆ tanganedzwaho ine ya vha ntswa, yo fhambanaho, ine ya fana na yo rombaho u ya nga mbetshelo dza khethekanyo ya vhu 15— (a) ite, kana a itise hu itwe, idzo ndingo nga nd ˆ ila I ˆ tod ˆ eaho; kana (b) u shumisa mvelelo dza ndingo dzo waniwaho kha maand ˆ alanga a ˆ liṅwe shango. (2) (a) Muhumbeli u tea u fha Redzhis ˆ tra matheria ˆ la ayo nga tshifhinga tsho randelwaho sa zwine zwa nga randeliswa zwone. (b) Redzhis ˆ tra a nga engedza tshifhinga tsha khumbelo u ya nga phara ya (a) tshine tshifhinga itsho a tshi nga fhiri tsho randelwaho mathomoni. (c) Khumbelo ya u engedza sa zwo sumbedzwaho kha phara (b) I tea u iswa kha Redzhis ˆ tra yo tou ṅwalwa nahone i tea u— (i) sumbedza mbuno dza uho u engedza; na (ii) arali matheriala a tshimela o rengwa mashangod ˆ avha, hu katelwe na tsumbo ya uri matheria ˆ la o rengwa nnd ˆ a a tshi d ˆ a kha Riphabu ˆ liki. (d) Khumbelo u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 16 I a fa/fhela/thuthwa arali matheria ˆ la o sumbedzwaho kha phara ya vhu (a) a songo iswa kha Redzhis ˆ tra nga tshifhinga tsho randelwaho kana tshifhinga tsho engedzwaho, sa zwine zwithu zwa vha zwi ngazwo. (3) Arali khanedzo yo itwa malugana na khumbelo ya u fhiwa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 22, Redzhis ˆ tra a nga fhelisa zwo ˆ the zwo itwaho a tshi khou tevhedza khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)(a) kana (b) arali khanedzo yo upheld. Uhana u fha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 27. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u hana pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela arali nga murahu ha u ˆ tha ˆ thuvha mvelelo dza ndingo dzo itwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 26(1) malugana na tshaka dzi kwameaho, ˆ thod ˆ ea dzo ˆ taluswaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 15 a dzi so ngo fushwa. (2) Arali mvelelo dza ndingo dzo itwaho hu tshi khou tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 26(1) dza sumbedza uri tshaka mbili kana nnzhi malugana na uri ndi dzifhio khumbelo dzo fhambanaho dzo ṅwaliswaho u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 20 dzi sa fhambanyisei, Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u u fha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela uyo muhumbeli o d ˆ isaho khumbelo— (a) u thoma nga tshifhinga u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 16(1); kana (b) u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 17(1), tshenetsho tsho thomaho. (3) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u vhudza muhumbeli muṅwe na muṅwe o bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) kana (2) nga u tou ṅwala hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21 a iyo tsheo ye Redzhis ˆ tra a dzhia nahone na mbuno dza u hana khumbelo dzi sumbedzwe, u ya nga hune zwa vha. Un ˆ ea pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 28. Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u— (a) fha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kha muhumbeli malugana na lushaka lwo humbelwaho arali, nga murahu ha ˆ tha ˆ thuvho sa zwo sumbedzwaho kha 25 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 26 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (b) issue a certificate of registration to the applicant in respect of each plant breeder’s right granted within 90 days of receiving examination results. CHAPTER 6 HEARING OF OBJECTIONS Hearing of objection 29. (1) In considering an objection lodged in terms of section 22, the Registrar must conduct a hearing in accordance with this section. (2) The Registrar must determine the date on and the time and place at which the objection will be heard and must inform the person objecting and the applicant in writing of such date, time and place 30 days prior to the hearing. (3) The Registrar when considering a matter at the hearing may utilise one or more of the persons contemplated in section 43 who have experience in the administration of justice or skill in any matter which may be considered at the hearing, to assist and advise the Registrar with regard to the hearing of the objection. (4) The Registrar may, for the purposes of the hearing of an objection— (a) summon any person who may give material information concerning the subject of the hearing or who has in his or her possession or custody or under his or her control any document that has any bearing upon the subject of the hearing, to appear before the Registrar at a time and place specified in the summons, to be interrogated or to produce that document, and the Registrar may retain for examination any document so produced; (b) administer an oath to or accept an affirmation from any person called as a witness at the hearing; and (c) call any person present at the hearing as a witness and interrogate him or her and require him or her to produce any document in his or her possession or custody or under his or her control. (5) The procedure at the hearing of an objection must be prescribed. (6) The person objecting and the applicant may, if he or she appears before the Registrar at the hearing of an objection, be represented. (7) The Registrar must advise the person objecting and the applicant in writing of his or her decision and of the grounds on which it is based within 21 days after the hearing of the objection. CHAPTER 7 OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDER OF PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT Payment of annual fee 30. (1) A person to whom a plant breeder’s right has been granted in terms of section 28 must pay the prescribed annual fee for the duration of the plant breeder’s right in question. (2) The holder of the plant breeder’s right must pay the first annual fee on or before 31 March of the year following the date on which a plant breeder’s right was granted, and must pay any subsequent annual fee on or before 31 March of each year thereafter. (3) In the event that an annual fee has not been paid on or before the date contemplated in subsection (2), the plant breeder concerned may pay an amount double the amount of such fee in order to ensure that the registration of the plant breeder’s right does not lapse, but such late payment may only be effected during a period not exceeding six months from the date on which the payment was due in terms of that subsection. 26 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 27 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 khethekanyo ya vhu 26(1), uri lushaka lu tshi anana na ˆ thod ˆ ea dzo ˆ taluswaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 15; na (b) n ˆ etshedza muhumbeli ˆ thanziela ya u ṅwalisa malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo n ˆ ewaho hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 90 musi ho ˆ tanganedzwa mvelelo dza ndingo. NDIMA YA 6 U THETSHELESWA HA MAHEDZWA U thetsheleswa ha mahanedzwa 29. (1) Kha u lavhelesa khanedzo yo itwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 22, Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u tshimbidza zwa u thetshelesa u ya nga ino khethekanyo. (2) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u ta/lavhelesa datumu na tshifhinga na fhethu hune khanedzano ya d ˆ o thetsheleswa hone nahone u tea u vhudza muthu ane a khou hanedza na muhumbeli nga u tou vha ṅwalela nga ha iyo datumu, tshifhinga na fhethu phand ˆ a ha mad ˆ uvha a 30 hu saathu u itwa zwa u thetshelesa. (3) Redzhis ˆ tra musi a tshi lavhelesa fhungo musi hu tshi khou itwa zwa u thetshelesa a nga shumisa muthu muthihi kana vhathu vhanzhi vho bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya 43 vha re na tshenzhemo kha zwa ndaulo ya vhulamukanyi kana vhukoni kha zwine zwa d ˆ o vha zwi tshi khou thetsheleswa, u itela u thusa na u eletshedza Redzhis ˆ tra malugana na u thetshelesa khanedzo. (4) U itela ndivho dza u thetsheleswa ha khanedzano, Redzhis ˆ tra a nga— (a) vhidza muthu ane a nga fha mafhungo-vhu ˆ tanzi malugana na fhungo/thero ine ya khou ya u thetsheleswa kana a re na ndango kha ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ˆ line ˆ la kwamana na thero ine ya d ˆ o thetsheleswa, uri a d ˆ ivhonadze kha Redzhis ˆ tra nga tshifhinga na fhethu ho ˆ taluswaho kha samanisi, uri a vhudiswe kana u n ˆ ekedze ˆ liṅwalwa, nahone Redzhis ˆ tra a nga ˆ li dzhiela u ˆ li ˆ tha ˆ thuvha/lavhelesa; (b) ita nzudzanyo dza muano/anisa kana u ˆ tanganedza khwa ˆ thisedzo I bvaho kha muthu muṅwe na muṅwe o vhidzwaho sa ˆ thanzi; na (c) vhidza muthu muṅwe na muṅwe a re hone afho hune ha khou thetsheleswa fhungo nahone uyo muthu a vhudziswa na uri uyo muthu a nga ˆ tod ˆ wa a tshi bvisa ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ˆ line a vha na ˆ lo. (5) Maitele a zwa u thetsheleswa ha khanedzano a tea u tou randeliwa. (6) Muthu ane a khou hanedza na muhumbeli a nga ri, arali a khou ya u d ˆ ivhonadza phand ˆ a ha Redzhi ˆ tra hune ha khou thetsheleswa khanedzano, a nga imelelwa. (7) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u vhudza muthu ane a khou hanedza na muhumbeli nga u tou ṅwala tsheo ye a dzhia na mbuno dzine tsheo yo d ˆ isendeka khadzo hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21 nga murahu ha musi khanedzano yo thetsheleswa. NDIMA YA 7 ZWI VHOFHAHO MUN ˆ E WA PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA Mbadelo ya tshelede ya ṅwaha nga ṅwaha 30. (1) Muthu o fhiwaho pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 28 u tea u badela tshelede yo randelwaho ya ṅwaha nga ṅwaha lwa tshifhinga tsha musi tsha pfanelo yeneyo. (2) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo u tea u badela tshelede heya ṅwaha nga ṅwaha u thoma phand ˆ a ha dzi kana hu sa athu u fhira dzi 31 dza March dza ṅwedzi u tevhelaho datumu yea pfanelo ya n ˆ etshedzwa ngawo, na u badela tshelede ya ṅwaha nga ṅwaha ine ya tevhela nga kana phand ˆ a dzi 3 T ˆ hafamuhwe ṅwaha muṅwe na muṅwe. (3) Kha nyimele ine tshelede ya ṅwaha nga ṅwaha ya vha i songo badelwa nga datumu kana phand ˆ a ha datumu yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2), musimi wa tshimela a kwameaho a nga badela luvhili u itela u vhona uri u ṅwaliswa ha pfanelo ha sa fheliswe, fhedzi u badela u lenga zwi d ˆ o thoma u shuma hu sa athu u fhela miṅwedzi ya rathi u bva kha datumu heyo ye mbadelo ya vha yo tea u itwa. 27 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 28 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (4) If no fee is paid in terms of subsection (2) or within the period contemplated in subsection (3), the registration of the plant breeder’s right in question may be cancelled in accordance with section 38. Maintenance of propagating material 31. (1) The holder of a plant breeder’s right must ensure that he or she is in a position for the duration of the right when requested by the Registrar— (a) to furnish the Registrar with propagating material of the variety in respect of which the right was granted that is capable of reproducing the variety in question in such a manner that the characteristics of the variety correspond with those described at the time of the grant of the relevant right; and (b) to provide the Registrar with the information and access to the relevant facilities to satisfy the Registrar that the holder is maintaining propagating material that conforms with the requirements contemplated in paragraph (a). (2) The Registrar may, during normal business hours, undertake such inspection in connection with any matter contemplated in subsection (1) as may be necessary in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of that subsection. CHAPTER 8 ENFORCEMENT OF PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS Infringement of plant breeder’s right 32. Subject to section 10, a plant breeder’s right is infringed by any person who— (a) not being the holder of the plant breeder’s right, performs, or causes to be performed, an act contemplated in section 7(1), read with section 7(2) and section 7(3), without having been granted a licence contemplated in section 34 or section 36; (b) in the case of an essentially derived variety performs, or causes to be performed, an act contemplated in section 7(1), read with section 7(2) and section 7(3), without an authorisation from the holder of the plant breeder’s right of the— (i) initial variety; or (ii) essentially derived variety, in the event that separate protection for the essentially derived variety exists; (c) uses the approved denomination of a protected variety in relation to plants or propagating material of any other variety for any purpose whatsoever; or (d) sells plants or propagating material of a protected variety— (i) under a denomination other than the approved denomination of that variety; or (ii) without using the approved denomination. Remedies in respect of infringement of plant breeder’s right 33. (1) The holder of a plant breeder’s right or any person to whom a licence contemplated in section 34 or section 36 has been granted may, upon proof of an infringement of that right and with proof of damages suffered by that holder or licensee, recover by action in any competent court from the person who infringed the plant breeder’s right compensation in respect of such infringement. (2) The holder of a plant breeder’s right may not institute an action contemplated in subsection (1) while the relevant plant breeder’s right or variety is the subject of an appeal in terms of section 41. 28 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 29 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (4) Arali hu si na tshelede yo badelwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2) kana kha tshifhinga tsho sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3), u ṅwalisa ha pfanelo hu nga n ˆ amba ha fheliswa hu tshi khou tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya 38. Ulondola matheria ˆ la a u bveledza 31. (1) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u tea u vhona uri u na pfanelo musi I tshi ˆ tod ˆ wa nga Redzhis ˆ tra— (a) u itela u fha Redzhis ˆ tra matheria ˆ la a u bveledzisa a lushaka malugana na pfanelo ye ya fhiwa uri u a kona u bveledzulula lushaka lu kwameahon nga nd ˆ ila ine ya fana nay o ˆ taluswaho nga tshifhinga tsha musi pfanelo I tshi n ˆ etshedzwa; na (b) u itela u fha Redzhis ˆ tra mafhungo na u mu tendela a tshi swikelela zwishumiswa zwoteaho u itela u fusha Redzhis ˆ tra uri na ngoho mun ˆ e wa pfanelo u khou vhona uri matheria ˆ la a u bveledza a khou anana na ˆ thod ˆ eadzo sumbedzwaho kha phara ya (a). (2) Redzhis ˆ tra nga tshifhinga tsha mushumo a nga ingamela malugana na tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsho sumbedzwaho kha khethgekanyo we tsho sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya (1) sa zwine zwa nga ˆ tod ˆ ea u itela u vhona uri mbetshelo dza khethekanyo ˆ thukhu dzi khou tevhedzwa. NDIMA YA 8 UTEVHEDZISA PFANELO DZA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA U pfukwa ha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 32. Hu tshi khou tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 10, pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela I pfukwa nga muṅwe na muṅwe— (a) a si mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela arali a khou ita, kana u ita uri u shuṅwe, nyito yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 7(1), I tshi vhalwa na khethekanyo ya vhu 7(2) na khethekanyo ya vhu 7(3), a songo fhiwa ˆ laisentse yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 34 kana khethekanyo ya vhu 36; (b) arali hu lushaka lwo shandukiswaho/ derived variety a ita, kana a itisa uri hu itwe, nyito yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 7(1), I tshi vhalwa na khethekanyo ya vhu 7(2) na khethekanyo ya vhu 7(3), a songo wana thendelo kha mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela ya— (i) lushaka lwa mathomoni; kana (ii) lushaka lwo shandulwaho, kha nyimele ine tsireledzo ya thungo ya lushaka lwo shandulwaho ya vha hone; (c) a khou shumisa lushaka lwo tendelwaho lwa lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho zwi tshi kwama zwimela kana matheria ˆ la a u bveledza a tshimela tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe u itela ndivho iṅwe na iṅwe; kana (d) rengisa zwimela kana matheria ˆ la a u bveledza zwa/a lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho— (i) nga fhasi ha lushaka nga nnd ˆ a ha lushaka lwo tendelwaho lwa ulwo lushaka; kana (ii) hu sa shumiswi lushaka lwo tendelwaho. Thasululo musi ho pfukiwa pfanelo ya chasimi vha zwimela 33. (1) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kana muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane ˆ laisentse yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 34 kana khethekanyo ya vhu 36 o I fhiwa, arali a na tsumbo ya uri pfanelo yo pfukiwa na tsumbo ya tshinyalelo ye uyo mune wa pfanelo kana ˆ laisentse, a badelwa tshinyalelonga uyo o pfuka /recover nga zwo itwa nga kha khothe I zwi konaho. (2) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a nga si ite nyito yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) musi pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo teaho kana lushaka lwo teah i na aphi ˆ li u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 41. 29 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 30 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (3) If the person to whom a licence contemplated in section 34 or section 36 has been granted institutes a claim contemplated in subsection (1), the holder of the relevant plant breeder’s right must be joined as a party to those proceedings. (4) In addition to any other remedy, a competent court may, in proceedings due to the infringement of a plant breeder’s right, make an order in respect of the custody, surrender or disposal of any book, document, plant, propagating material, product, substance or other article. CHAPTER 9 LICENCES Licences 34. The holder of a plant breeder’s right may enter into a written licence agreement authorising any person to undertake any activity referred to in section 7. Application for compulsory license 35. (1) Any person who is of the opinion that the holder of a plant breeder’s right unreasonably refuses to grant him or her a license under section 34, or that such a holder is imposing unreasonable conditions for the issue of such a license, may in the prescribed manner apply to the Registrar to issue a compulsory license in respect of the relevant plant breeder’s right. (2) The Registrar must inform the holder of the plant breeder’s right in writing of the application contemplated in subsection (1)(a) within 21 days of receiving that application. (3) The holder of the plant breeder’s right may lodge a counter-statement with the Registrar within 60 days of receiving the information contemplated in subsection (2) in which the holder concerned sets out the reasons why he or she contests the application in question. (4) If the person who made the application and the holder of the relevant plant breeder’s right at any stage after the application has been lodged with the Registrar reach an agreement with regard to the issue of a license, the person who made the application must inform the Registrar of the agreement within 21 days of reaching the agreement. Hearing of application for and issue of compulsory license 36. (1) The Registrar must determine the date on and the time and place at which an application contemplated in section 35(1) will be heard and 30 days prior to the hearing must inform the person who made the application and the holder of the plant breeder’s right in question in writing of such date, time and place. (2) (a) The Registrar may appoint one or more persons who have experience in the administration of justice or skill in any matter which may be considered at the hearing, to assist and advise him or her with regard to the hearing of the application for a compulsory license. (b) A person appointed in terms of paragraph (a) must receive such remuneration as may be prescribed. (3) The Registrar may, for the purposes of the hearing of an application for a compulsory license— (a) summon any person who may give material information concerning the subject of the hearing or who has in his or her possession or custody or under his or her control any document that has any bearing upon the subject of the hearing, to appear before the Registrar at a time and place specified in the summons, to be interrogated or to produce that document, and the Registrar may retain for examination any document so produced; (b) administer an oath to or accept an affirmation from any person called as a witness at the hearing; and 30 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 31 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (3) Arali muthu ane ˆ laisentse yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 34 kana khethekanyo ya vhu 36 yo fhi fhiwa ene a ita mbila yo sumbedzwzaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1), mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo teaho u vha tshipid ˆ a tsha mi ˆ tngano. (4) Nga n ˆ tha ha thasululo iṅwe na iṅwe, khothe I re na vhukoni I nga, kha mi ˆ taangano ya u kandekanya pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela, ita ndaela malugana na custody, u n ˆ ekedza kana u la ˆ ta bugu, ˆ liṅwalwa, tshimela, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza, tshibveledzwa, zwidzidzivhadzi kana atiki ˆ li. NDIMA YA 9 L ˆ AISENTSI DZIL ˆ AISENTSI 34. Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a nga ita ˆ laisentsi ya thendelano yo tou ṅwalwaho ya u tendela muthu muṅwe na muṅwe a tshi ita nyito iṅwe na iṅwe yo ambiwaho kha khethyekanyo ya vhu 7. Khumbelo ya ˆ laisentsi ya khombe-khombe 35. (1) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe a re na muhumbulo wa uri mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u khou hana u mu fha ˆ laisentsi zwi sa pfadzi nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ya vhu 34, kana uri uyo mun ˆ e wa pfanelo u khou vhea nyimwele dzi sa pfadzi malugana na fhungo ˆ la ˆ laisentsi, nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho a nga humbela Redzhis ˆ tra uri a mu n ˆ etshedze ˆ laisentsi ya khombe-khombe malugana na pfanelo ya mun ˆ e wa tshimela. (2) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u vhudza mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela nga u tou muṅwalela nga ha khumbelo yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)(a) hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21 musi o ˆ tanganaedza iyo khumbelo. (3) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a nga ita tshi ˆ ta ˆ tamennde tsha u tsha u hanedza kha Redzhis ˆ tra hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha 60 o ˆ tanganedza mafhungo o sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2) hune mun ˆ e wa pfanelo a kwameaho a sumbedza mbuno dza uri ndi ngani a sa tendelani na khumbelo ine ya khou ambiwa ngayo. (4) Arali muthu o itaho khumbelo na mun ˆ e wa pfanelo nga tshifhinga tshiṅe na tshiṅwe nga murahu ha musi khumbelo yo no itwa vha swikelele thendelano malugana na zwa ˆ laisentsi, muthu ane ndi ene o itaho khumbelo u tea u vhudza Redzhis ˆ tra nga ha thendelano hu sa athu fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21 ho swikelelwa iyo thendelano. Uthetsheleswa ha khumbelo ya na u n ˆ etshedzwa ha ˆ laisentse ya khombekhombe 36. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra utea u ta datumu na tshifhinga na fhethu hune khumbelo yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 35(1) ya d ˆ o thetsheleswa nahone phand ˆ a ha mad ˆ uvha a 30 hu sa athu itwa zwa u thetshelesa a vhudze muthu o itaho khumbelo na mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a kwameaho nga u tou ṅwala date, tshifhinga na fhethu. (2) (a) Redzhis ˆ tra a nga thola muthu muthihi kana vhanzhi vha re na tshenzhemo kha zwa vhulangi ha vhulamukanyi kana vhukoni kha mafhungo maṅwe na maṅwe ane a nga vha a tshi khou lavheleswa afho kha zwa u thethelesa, uri a thuswe na u eletshedzwa malugana na u thetsheleswa kha zwa khumbelo ya ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe. (b) Muthu o tholwaho u ya nga pharagirafu ya (a) u tea u holelwa u ya nga zwo randelwaho. (3) Redzhis ˆ tra a tshi itela ndivho dza u thetshsleswa ha khumbelo ya ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe a nga— (a) vhidza muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane a a nga d ˆ isa mafhungo a kwamaho thero ya zwa u theleswa kana ane a vha na ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ line ˆ la vha na mafhungo a izwo zwa u thetsheleswa, uri a d ˆ ivhonadze phand ˆ a ha Redzhis ˆ tra nga tshifhinga na fhethu ho ambiwaho kha mbidzos, uri a vhudziswe kana a sumbedze ˆ liṅwalwa, nahone Redzhis ˆ tra a nga dzhia ˆ liṅwlaw ˆ lo bviswaho uri a ˆ li ˆ thathuvhe; (b) anise/tshimbidzee zwa muano kha kana u ˆ tangaenedza khwa ˆ thisedzo kha muthu o vhidzwaho u vha ˆ thanzi kah zwenezwo zwa u thetshelesa; na 31 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 32 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (c) call any person present at the hearing as a witness and interrogate him or her and require him or her to produce any document in his or her possession or custody or under his or her control. (4) The procedure at the hearing of an application for compulsory license must be prescribed. (5) The person who applied for a compulsory license and the holder of the plant breeder’s right in question may, if he or she appears before the Registrar at the hearing, be represented. (6) The Registrar must advise the applicant for a compulsory license and the holder of the plant breeder’s right in question in writing of his or her decision and of the grounds on which it is based within 21 days after the hearing of the application for a compulsory license. (7) (a) The Registrar must issue a compulsory license if it has been established that— (i) the granting of a compulsory licence is in the public interest; (ii) the holder of a plant breeder’s right is unreasonably refusing a license referred to in section 34 or is imposing unreasonable conditions for the issue of such a license; and (iii) the reasonable requirements of the public with regard to the variety in question are not being satisfied or will not be satisfied as a result of such refusal or the imposition of such conditions. (b) A compulsory license contemplated in paragraph (a)— (i) may include such condition as the Registrar may determine; and (ii) may at any time be reviewed by the Registrar by reason of representations made to him or her for the amendment or withdrawal of that compulsory licence. (8) In setting the terms of a compulsory license the Registrar must endeavour to ensure that propagating material of the variety in question is available to the public at reasonable prices consistent with the holder of a plant breeder’s right deriving a reasonable advantage therefrom. (9) (a) A compulsory license may be granted to any person whether or not the holder of the relevant plant breeder’s right has granted a license in terms of section 34 to any other person. (b) The issue of a compulsory license does not prevent the holder of the plant breeder’s right from granting additional licenses in terms of section 34. (10) In the event that a compulsory licence is issued in accordance with subsection (7), the Registrar must ensure the payment of equitable compensation to the holder of the plant breeder’s right concerned. CHAPTER 10 TERMINATION OF PLANT BREEDER’S RIGHT Expiry of plant breeder’s right 37. A plant breeder’s right expires at the end of the relevant period contemplated in section 8. Cancellation of plant breeder’s right 38. (1) The Registrar may cancel a plant breeder’s right if— (a) it is established that a requirement specified in section 15(2)(a) or (b) has not been complied with at the time of the grant of the right; (b) a requirement specified in section 15(2)(c) or (d) is no longer complied with; (c) the right has been granted to a person who is not entitled to it, unless it is transferred to a person who is so entitled; or (d) the holder of the plant breeder’s right concerned has failed to— (i) provide the Registrar with information or material considered necessary for verifying the maintenance of the variety within three months of the date on which the Registrar requested the information or material in terms of section 31(1); (ii) pay the annual fee to maintain the plant breeder’s right; or 32 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 33 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (c) vhidza muthu muṅwe a re henefho hune ha khou thetsheleswa uri a vhe ˆ thanzi nga u mu vhudzisa na u mu ˆ tod ˆ a a tshi bvisa ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ˆ line a vha na ˆ lo kana ˆ line ˆ la vha fhasi ha ndango yawe. (4) Kuitela kwa u thetsheleswa ha khumbelo ku fanela u randelwa. (5) Muthu o itaho khumbelo ya ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe na mun ˆ e wa ˆ laisentse ya musimi wa tshimela vha kwameaho a nga toumelwa, arali a tshi tea u d ˆ ivhonadza phand ˆ a ha Redzhis ˆ tra kha zwa u thetsheleswa ha khumbelo. (6) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u eletshedza muhumbeli wa ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe na mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela vha kwameaho nga u tou vha ṅwalela vha vhudziwe nga ha tsheo yo itwaho na mbuno dza tsheo hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 21 nga murahu ha u thetsheleswa ha khumbelo ya ˆ laisentse ya khoimbe-khombe. (7) (a) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea I n ˆ etshedza ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe arali zwo wanala uri— (i) u fha ˆ laisenste ya khombe-khombe ndi dzangalelo ˆ la tshitshavha; (ii) mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u khou hana a sina mbuno dzi pfalaho sa zwo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 34 kana u vhea nyimele dzi sa pfali kha mafhungo a ˆ laisentse iyo; na (iii) ˆ thod ˆ ea dzi pfalaho dza tshitshavha malugana na lushaka lu kwameaho a dzi khou fushwa kana a dzi nga fushwi nga vhanga ˆ la u hana uho kana u vhewa ha nyimele idzo. (b) L ˆ aisentse ya khombe-khombe yo sumbedzaho kha phara ya (a)— (i) i nga katela idzo nyimele dzine Redzhis ˆ tra a d ˆ o dzi ta; na (ii) I nga ˆ tolwa nga tshifhinga tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe nga Redzhis ˆ tra arali hu na mbuno dze a sumbedzwa uri hu vhe na u khwin ˆ isa kana u hu dzhiululwe murahu ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe. (8) Hu tshi itwa milayo/ndayo ya ˆ laisenste ya khombe-khombe, Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u lingedza u vhona uri matheria ˆ la a u bveledza lushaka lu kwameaho a wanwa nga tshitshavha nga mutengo u pfalaho zwi ananaho na mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela. (9) (a) L ˆ aisenste ya khombe-khombe I nga n ˆ etshedzwa muṅwe na muṅwe hu songo sedza uri naa mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela o I fha ˆ laisentse u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 34 a tshi ifha muṅwe muthu. (b) U n ˆ etshedza ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe a hu thivheli mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya tshimela u wana iṅwe ˆ laisentse hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 34. (10) Kha nyimele ya musi ˆ laisentse ya khombe-khombe yo n ˆ etshedzwa u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (7), Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u vhona uri hu itwe mbadelo yo linganaho kha mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya tshimela a kwameaho. NDIMA YA 10 PHELISO YA PFANELO YA VHASIMI VHA ZWIMELA Ufhela ha pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 37. Pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela I fhela mafheloni a tshifhinga tsho sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 8. Ufhelisa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela 38. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra a nga fhelisa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela arali— (a) o wana uri ˆ thod ˆ ea yo ˆ taluswaho kha kha khethekanyo ya vhu 15(2)(a) kana (b) yo vha i so ngo fushwa musi hu tshi n ˆ etshedzwa pfanelo; (b) ˆ thod ˆ ea yo ˆ taluswaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 15(2)(c) kana (d) a I tsha tevhedziwa; (c) pfanelo yo n ˆ esthedzwa muthu ane ha ngo fanela, nga nnd ˆ a ha musi yo pfukiselwa kha muthu o teaho; kana (d) mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a kwameaho o kundelwa u— (i) fha Redzhis ˆ tra mafhungo kana matheria ˆ la ane a dzhiiwa a tshi ˆ tod ˆ ea kha u khwa ˆ thisedza thikhedzo/ndondolo/maintenance ya lushaka hu saathu u fhela miṅwedzi miraru ya datumu ye Redzhis ˆ tra a humbela mafhungo kana matheria ˆ la u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 31(1); (ii) badela tshelede ya ṅwaha nga ṅwaha ya u khwathisedza pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela; kana 33 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 34 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (iii) propose, within 30 days from the date of notification in terms of section 24(2), another suitable denomination if the denomination of the variety is cancelled after the grant of the plant breeder’s right. (2) The Registrar must— (a) notify the holder of the plant breeder’s right concerned in writing that an application for the cancellation of the right has been received and is being considered; (b) request the plant breeder to submit reasons in writing within the prescribed period as to why the plant breeder’s right should not be cancelled; (c) consider any reasons received pursuant to the notice contemplated in paragraph (a); (d) make a decision whether or not to cancel the plant breeder’s right; and (e) in the event that the he or she decides to cancel the plant breeder’s right in accordance with subsection (1)— (i) inform the holder of the plant breeder’s right concerned in writing of the intended cancellation and the reasons for the cancellation; and (ii) cancel the plant breeder’s right within 60 days of the date on which the Registrar has informed the holder of the plant breeder’s right in terms of subparagraph (i). (3) The Registrar must cancel a plant breeder’s right before the expiry of the plant breeder’s right if ordered by a court or the Minister in terms of section 44. (4) A plant breeder’s right may not be cancelled for any reasons other than those contained in subsections (1) or (3). (5) A variety in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has been cancelled under this section vests, by operation of law, in the public domain and is not capable of registration in accordance with this Act. Voluntary surrender of plant breeder’s right 39. (1) The holder of a plant breeder’s right may, at any time, surrender his or her plant breeder’s right by notifying the Registrar in writing of such surrender. (2) A variety in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has been surrendered as contemplated under this section vests, by operation of law, in the public domain and is not capable of registration in accordance with this Act. CHAPTER 11 PLANT VARIETY JOURNAL Matters to be published in Plant Variety Journal 40. (1) The Registrar must ensure that a journal, to be styled the ‘‘Plant Variety Journal’’, is published on an annual basis or at regular intervals within each year. (2) The subject matter of the journal contemplated in subsection (1) must be prescribed. CHAPTER 12 APPEALS Right to appeal 41. A person who feels aggrieved by any decision or action taken by the Registrar may appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister against such decision or action. 34 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 35 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (iii) dzinginya, hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 30 u bva datumu ya u d ˆ ivhadzwa u ya nga khetehkanyo ya vhu 24(2), luṅwe lushaka lwo teaho arali lushaka lwa variety lwo fheliswa nga murahu ha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela. (2) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u— (a) d ˆ ivhadza mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a kwameaho nga u tou mu ṅwalela uri khumbelo ya u fhelisa pfanelo yo ˆ tanganedzwa nahone I khou lavheleswa; (b) humbela musimiwa tshimela uri a d ˆ ise mbuno nga u tou ṅwala hu sa athu fhela tshifhinga tsho randelwaho a sumbedze uri ndi ngani pfanelo I sa tei u fheliswa; (c) lavhelesa mbuno iṅwe na iṅwe yo ˆ tanganedzwaho u ya nga nd ˆ ivhadzo yo sumbedzwaho kha phara ya (a); (d) dzhia tsheo ya u fhelisa kana u sa fhelisa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela; na (e) arali a tshea ˆ la u fhelisa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)— (i) u vhudza mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela a kwameaho nga u tou mu ṅwalela nga ha iyo tseo na mbuno dza u fhelisa iyo pfanelo; na (ii) u fhelisa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 60 a datumui ye Redzhis ˆ tra a vhudza mun ˆ e wa pfanelo y musimi wa tshimela u ya nga phara ˆ thukhu ya (i). (3) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u fhelisa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela phand ˆ a ha musi pfanelo I tshi fhela/fhirelwa arali o laelwa uri a pfalo nga khothe kana Minis ˆ ta u ya nga khethekanyo ya 44. (4) Pfanel; o ya musimi wa tshimela a I nga fheliswi nga nnd ˆ a ha mbuno dzi re kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhuya dza vhu (1) kana (3). (5) Lushaka malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo fheliswaho nga fhasi ha ino khethekanyo u ya nga kushumiele kwa mulayo ndi mafhungo a tshitshavha nahone a I tsha kona u ṅwaiswa u ya nga uno Mulayo. Ulitsha/humisa pfanelo ya vhasimi vha zwimela nga muthu ene mun ˆ e 39. (1) Mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela tshifhinga tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe a nga n ˆ ekedza/litsha/humisa pfanelo nga u d ˆ ivhadza Redzhis ˆ tra nga luṅwalo malugana na zwenzwo. (2) Malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo litshwaho/humiswaho hutshi khou shumiwa mulayo ndi mafhungo a tshitshavha nahone a lu tsha ṅwaliswa u ya nga uno Mulayo. NDIMA YA 11 DZHENEL ˆ A YA TSHAKA DZA ZWIMELA Mafhungo ane a d ˆ o and ˆ adzwa kha Dzhena ˆ la ya Tshaka dza Zwimela 40. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u vhona uri dzhena ˆ la, I vhindzwa u pfi ‘‘Dzhena ˆ la ya Tshaka dza Zwimela’’, I and ˆ adzwe ṅwaha nga ṅwaha kana nga zwifhinga zwo fhambanaho kha ṅwaha muṅwe na muṅwe. (2) Thero ya dzhena ˆ la yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) i tea u randelwa. NDIMA YA 12 DZIAPHIL ˆ I Pfanelo ya u ita aphi ˆ li 41. Muthu ane a pfa o khakhelwa nga tsheo yo itwaho kana nyito yo itwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra a nga ita aphi ˆ li nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho ngei kha Minis ˆ ta malugana na tsheo iyo kana iyo nyito yo itwaho. 35 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 36 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 Appeal Board, composition and membership 42. (1) The Minister may constitute a board known as the Appeal Board to investigate and consider any appeal referred to it in terms of section 41. (2) The Board must consist of at least three members appointed by the Minister, of whom— (a) one person must be appointed on account of his or her knowledge in the relevant fields of the law; and (b) two or more persons must have expert knowledge of the subject of the appeal. (3) The Minister must designate the person referred to in subsection (2)(a) as the chairperson. (4) The remuneration of a member of the Board must be prescribed after consultation with the Minister of Finance. (5) Any person appointed in terms of subsection (2) must recuse himself or herself as a member of the Board if he or she has any direct or indirect personal interest in the outcome of the appeal. Investigation and consideration by Board 43. (1) The Minister may refer an appeal to the Board. (2) An appeal must be heard on the date and at the time and place determined by the chairperson. (3) The chairperson must inform the appellant and any other party that has an interest in the appeal in writing of the date, time and place of the hearing 30 days prior to the hearing. (4) The chairperson may, for the purposes of the hearing of an appeal— (a) summon any person who may have material information concerning the subject of the hearing or who has in his or her possession or custody or under his or her control any document which has any bearing upon the subject of the hearing, to appear before the Board at a date, time and place specified in the summons, to be questioned or to produce that document, and the chairperson may retain for examination any document so produced; and (b) administer an oath to or accept an affirmation from any person called as a witness at the hearing. (5) A person who appeals in terms of section 41 and the Registrar may be represented at the appeal. (6) If a member of the Board— (a) dies during the investigation or proceedings of the appeal or so soon before the commencement of the investigation that the vacancy cannot be filled in time; (b) is unable to act and another person cannot be appointed in time; or (c) is, after the investigation has commenced, unable to continue therewith, the parties may agree that the investigation be continued by the remaining members of the Board. (7) Where the member of the Board who has died or has become incapacitated as envisaged in subsection (6) was or is the chairperson of the Board, the Minister must designate one of the remaining members of the Board to act as chairperson. Consideration of appeal by Minister 44. (1) Where the Minister has referred an appeal to the Board in terms of section 43(1), he or she may— (a) confirm or set aside the recommendations of the Board; and (b) order the Registrar to execute the decision in connection therewith. (2) Where the Minister considers an appeal, he or she may— (a) confirm, set aside or vary the decision of the Registrar; and 36 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 37 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 Bodo ya zwa aphi ˆ li na mirad ˆ o ya Bodo 42. (1) Minis ˆ ta a nga vhumba bodo ine ya d ˆ ivhea sa yone Bodo ya zwa Aphi ˆ li u itela uri i ˆ tod ˆ uluse na u lavhelesa aphi ˆ li iṅwe na iṅwe yo d ˆ iswaho kha yone Bodo u ya nga khethekanyo ya 41. (2) Bodo I tea u vha yo vhumbiwaho nga mirad ˆ o I siho fhasi ha miraru ine yo tholwa nga Minis ˆ ta, ine— (a) muthu muthihi u tea u tholwa ho sedzwa nd ˆ ivho yawe kha masia o teaho a zwa mulayo; na (b) vhathu vhavhili kana vhanzhi vha tea u vha vha na nd ˆ ivho ya thero i kwameaho kha aphi ˆ li. (3) Minis ˆ ta u tea u nanga muthu o bulwah kha khethekanyo ˆ thuhu ya (2)(a) sa ene mudzulatshidulo. (4) Muholo wa murad ˆ o wa Bodo u tea u randelwa nga murahu ha musi ho kwamiwa Minis ˆ ta wa zwa Masheleni. (5) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe o tholwaho hu tshi khou tevhedzwa khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya (2) u tea u d ˆ ibvisa arali e murad ˆ o wa Bodo ane a vha na dzangalelo ˆ lo livhaho kana ˆ li songo livhaho kha mvelelo dza aphi ˆ li. Tsedzuluso na u lavhelesa nga Bodo 43. (1) Minis ˆ ta a nga isa aphi ˆ li kha Bodo. (2) Aphi ˆ li i tea u thetsheleswa nga datumu nahone kha vhufhethu vhune ho tiwa nga mudzulatshidulo. (3) Mudzulatshidulo u tea u vhudza muaphi ˆ li na muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane a kwamea a re na dzangalelo kha aphi ˆ li nahone izwi zwo itwa nga u tou ṅwalwa hu sumbedzwe datumu na fhethu hune u thetsheleswa ha d ˆ o itelwa hone nahone nd ˆ ivhiso i itwe mad ˆ uvha a 20 phand ˆ a ha musi hu tshi itwa zwa u thetsheleswa. (4) Mudzulatshidulu a tshi itela ndivho dza u thetshelesa aphi ˆ li a nga— (a) vhidza muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane nd ˆ ivhiso I kwameaho kha thero ya uho u thetshelesa kana a re na ˆ liṅwalwa kana ane a langa ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ˆ li re na zwine zwa khou ˆ tod ˆ ea kha thero ya uho u thetsheleswa, ur uyo muthu a d ˆ ivhonadze phand ˆ a ha Bodo nga datumu nahone nga tshifhinga na fhethu ho ˆ taluswaho kha samanisi, u itela uri uyo muthu a vhudziswe kana a bvise i ˆ lo ˆ liṅwalwa, nahone mudzulatshidulo a nga dzhia i ˆ lo liṅwalwa ˆ lo bviswaho a tshi itela uri ˆ li ˆ tha ˆ thuvhiwe; na (b) langula muano u itela u kana u ˆ tanganedza khwa ˆ thisedzo I bvaho kha muthu ufhio na ufhio o vhidzwaho uri a vhe ˆ thanzi afho kha zwa u thetshelesa. (5) Muthu ane a khou ita aphi ˆ li u ya nga khethekanyo ya 41 na Redzhis ˆ tra a nga imelelwa ngei kha zwa aphi ˆ li. (6) Arali murad ˆ o wa Bodo— (a) a lovha hu tshi kha d ˆ i itwa tsedzuluso kana aphi ˆ li i tshi kha d ˆ i vha kati kana nga u ˆ tavhanya phand ˆ a ha musi tsedzuluso i tshi thoma nahone tshikhala tshi sa nga valwe nga tshifhinga; (b) i sa d ˆ o kona u shuma nahone muṅwe muthu a sa nga tholwe nga tshifhinga; kana (c) nga murahu ha musi tsedzuluso yo thoma, Bodo i sa nga kone u bvela phand ˆ a na mushumo, vhane vha kwamea vha nga tendelana uri tsedzuluso i ye phand ˆ a hu tshi khou shuma mirad ˆ o yo salaho ya Bodo. (7) Hune murad ˆ o wa Bodo o lovhaho kana murad ˆ o wa Bodo a vha kha nyimele ya u sa tsha kona u shuma sa zwo lavhelewaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya (6) ha vha hu mudzulatshidulo wa Bodo, Minis ˆ ta u tea u nanga muthu muthihi kha mirad ˆ o yo salaho ya Bodo uri a shume sa mudzulatshidulo. Ulavhelesa aphi ˆ li nga Minis ˆ ta 44. (1) Hune Minis ˆ ta a vha o isa aphi ˆ li kha Bodo u ya nga khethekanyo ya 43(1), u tea u— (a) khwa ˆ thisedza kana u sa ˆ tanganedza themendelo dza Bodo; na (b) laela Redzhis ˆ tra uri a ite tsheo malugana na zwi kwamanaho na zwenmezwi. (2) Hune Minis ˆ ta a lavhelesa aphi ˆ li, a nga— (a) khwa ˆ thisedza kana u sa ˆ tanganedza themendelo dza Bodo; na 37 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 38 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (b) order the Registrar to execute the decision in connection therewith. (3) The decision of the Minister must be in writing and a copy thereof must be furnished to the Registrar, appellant and any other party to whom decision must be conveyed within 90 days. (4) If the Minister— (a) sets aside any decision or action by the Registrar the prescribed fee paid by the appellant in respect of the appeal must be refunded to the appellant; or (b) varies any decision or action by the Registrar, the Minister may direct that the whole or any part of such fee, be refunded to the appellant. CHAPTER 13 ADVISORY COMMITTEE Establishment of Advisory Committee 45. (1) A committee to be known as the Plant Breeders’ Rights Advisory Committee may be established. (2) The Advisory Committee may advise the Registrar on— (a) any technical matter arising from any provision of this Act; and (b) any other matter relating to the administration of this Act referred to the Advisory Committee by the Registrar. Appointment of members of Advisory Committee and termination of membership 46. (1) The Minister may appoint as members of the Advisory Committee— (a) two persons who are appropriate persons to represent breeders of new plant varieties; (b) two persons who are appropriate persons to represent farmers; (c) one person who is an appropriate person to represent the interests of consumers of new plant varieties or of the products of new plant varieties; (d) one person to represent conservation interests in respect of new plant varieties and the potential impacts of new plant varieties on the environment; (e) one person to represent indigenous interests in respect of new plant varieties and the source, use and impacts of new plant varieties; and (f) one person with qualifications in respect, or experience in the relevant fields of law, including but not limited to Intellectual Property Law and Administrative Law. (2) Whenever it is necessary to appoint a member of the Advisory Committee— (a) the Minister must, by notice in any appropriate media, call for the nomination of persons who comply with the criteria contemplated in subsection (1); (b) the Minister must establish a selection committee, consisting of not more than five members appointed by the Minister; (c) the Minister must refer all nominations received to such selection committee; (d) the selection committee must compile a short-list of candidates in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1); (e) the selection committee must, within 30 days after the signing of the letters of appointment of its members, recommend to the Minister a list of not less than three candidates for each of the categories referred to in subsection (1); and (f) the Minister must appoint such number of members as is required from the list of candidates recommended by the selection committee. (3) A member of the of the Advisory Committee serves in a part-time capacity. (4) A member of the Advisory Committee serves for a period not exceeding three years as specified in the letter of appointment and may be reappointed for one more term not exceeding three years. 38 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 39 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (b) laela Redzhis ˆ tra uri a ite tsheo malugana na zwi kwamanaho na zwenezwi. (3) Tsheo ya Minis ˆ ta i tea u vha yo tou ṅwalwa nahone khophi ya iyo tsheo i fhiwe Redzhis ˆ tra, muaphi ˆ li na muṅwe na muṅwe ane a kwamea ane tsheo i tea uri a i wane-vho hu saathu u fhela mad ˆ uvha a 90. (4) Arali Minis ˆ ta a— (a) vhetshela thungo tsheo kana nyito yo itwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra, masheleni o randelwaho e a badelwa nga muaphi ˆ li malugana na iyo aphi ˆ li a tea u humiselwa kha muaphi ˆ li; kana (b) shandukisa tsheo kana nyito yo dzhiiwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra, Minis ˆ ta a nga laela uri tshelede yo ˆ the kana iṅwe ya iyo tshelede, i humiselwe kha muaphi ˆ li. NDIMA YA 13 KOMITINYELETSHEDZI Uthomiwa ha Komitinyeletshedzi 45. (1) Afha hu khou thomiwa komiti ine ya d ˆ ivhea nga ˆ la Komitinyeletshedzi ya zwa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela. (2) Komitinyeletshedzi i nga eletshedza Redzhis ˆ tra kha— (a) anymafhungo maṅwwe na maṅwe a thekhenikha ˆ la a bvaho kha mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo; na (b) mafhungo maṅwe na maṅwe a re na vhushaka na ndaulo ya uno Mulayo o iswaho kha Komitinyeletshedzi nga Redzhis ˆ tra. Utholwa ha mirad ˆ o ya Komitinyeletshedzi na u fhelisa vhurad ˆ o 46. (1) Minis ˆ ta u fanela u thola mirad ˆ o ya Komitinyeletshedzi— (a) vhathu vhavhili vho teaho u u imela vhasimi ha zwilela zwiswa zwo fhambanaho; (b) vhathu vhavhili vho teaho u imela vhalimivhafuwi; (c) muthu muthihi o teaho u imela madzangalelo a vharengi vha zwimela zwo fhambanaho kana zwibveledzwa zwa zwimela zwo fhambanaho; (d) muthu muthihi wa u imela madzanganalelo a zwimela zwiswa zwo fhambanaho madzanganelo a u tsireledza/vhulunga malugana na zwimela zwiswa zwo fhambanaho na khonadzeao dza masiandoitwa a zwimela zwo fhambanaho kha mupo; (e) muthu muthihi wa u imela madzanganelo a zwimela zwa fhano hayani malugana na zwimela zwiswa zwo fhambanaho na tshiko, u shumisa na masiandoitwa a zwimela zwiswa zwo fhambanaho; na (f) muthu muthihi a re na ndalukano malugana, kana tshenzhemo kha zwa mulayo, hu tshi katelwa zwi sa gumiho kha Intellectual Property Law and Ndaulo ya Mulayo. (2) Musi hu tshi ˆ tod ˆ ea uri hu tholwe murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeletshedzi— (a) Minis ˆ ta nga nd ˆ ivhadzo kha zwirathisi zwo teaho u tea u, ita khuwelelo ya u n ˆ angiwa ha vha vhathu vhane vha anana na ˆ thod ˆ ea dzo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1); (b) Minis ˆ ta u tea u thoma komiti, I re na mirad ˆ o I sa pad ˆ i vhathu vha ˆ tanu vho tholwaho nga ene Minis ˆ ta; (c) Minis ˆ ta u tea u isa mutevhe wa vho n ˆ angiwaho kha iyo komiti ya u nanguludza; (d) komoti ya u n ˆ anguludza I tea u ita mutevhe mupfufhi wa a vhathu u ya nga mbetshelo dza khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1); (e) komiti ya u n ˆ anguludza hu sa athu u fhela mad ˆ uvhaa 30mnga murahu ha u sainwa ha marifhi a u thola miard ˆ o I tea u, themendela mutevhe wa vhathu vha sa pad ˆ i vhararu kha khethekanyo iṅwe na iṅwe kha Minis ˆ ta kha idzo khethekanyo dzo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1); na (f) Minis ˆ ta u tea u thola iyo mirad ˆ o sa zwi ˆ tod ˆ eaho u bva kha mutevhe wa vho themendelwaho nga komiti ya u n ˆ anguludza. (3) Murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeletshedzi ha shumi tshifhinga tsho fhelelaho. (4) Murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeledzi u shuma lwa tshifhinga tshi sa pad ˆ i miṅwaha miraru sa zwo ˆ taluswaho kha vhurifhi ha musi a tshi tholwa na uri nga tholwa lwa vhuvhili lwa tshifhinga tshi sa pad ˆ iho miṅwaha miararu. 39 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 40 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (5) If, upon the expiration of the term of office of the members of the Advisory Committee, the Minister has not yet appointed new members to take their place, the existing members continue in office until new members have been appointed to replace them. (6) The Minister may at any time terminate the appointment of a member of the Advisory Committee if that member is incapable of performing his or her functions or is found guilty of misconduct. (7) If the appointment of a member of the Advisory Committee is terminated in terms of subsection (6), the Minister must give the person written notice informing him or her of the termination and must set out the reasons for the termination in the notice. (8) A member of the Advisory Committee may resign by written notice to the Minister. (9) The Registrar is a member of the Advisory Committee by virtue of his or her office. (10) A member of the Advisory Committee must receive such subsistence and travelling allowances as may be prescribed by the Minister after consultation with the Minister of Finance. Disclosure of interests by members of Advisory Committee 47. (1) Any member of the Advisory Committee who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at a meeting of the Advisory Committee must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at the meeting. (2) A disclosure in terms of subsection (1) must be— (a) recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Advisory Committee; and (b) made known in any advice given by the Advisory Committee in relation to that matter. Meetings of Advisory Committee 48. (1) The Registrar must convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee when it is necessary for the purposes of the performance of the functions of the Advisory Committee. (2) At a meeting of the Advisory Committee, five members constitute a quorum. (3) The members must elect one of the members present at the meeting to preside at the meeting. (4) The Advisory Committee may determine the procedure to be followed in the performance of its functions. CHAPTER 14 GENERAL PROVISIONS Entering premises for inspection, sampling and seizure of certain articles 49. (1) The Registrar may, on the grounds of a warrant issued in terms of subsection (3)— (a) enter and inspect any place, premises or vehicle in or upon which any plant, propagating material, harvested material, substance or other article in respect of which this Act applies, is or is upon reasonable grounds suspected to be— (i) conditioned for the purposes of— (aa) propagation contemplated in section 7(1)(b); (bb) the sale or any other form of marketing of the protected variety contemplated in section 7(1)(c); or (cc) exportation contemplated in section 7(1)(d); (ii) produced, reproduced, bred, cultivated, processed, treated, prepared, tested, examined, analysed, classified, pre-packaged, marked, labeled, held, kept, packed, removed, transported, exhibited or sold; 40 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 41 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (5) Aarali tshifhinga tsha u tholwa tsha murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeletshedzi tshi tshi fhela, Minis ˆ ta a vha a sa athgu u thola mirad ˆ o miswa, marad ˆ o ine ya khou shuma I ya phand ˆ a na u shuma u swika hu tshi thola mirad ˆ o miswa. (6) Minis ˆ ta nga tshifhinga tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe a nga fhelisa u tholwa ha murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeletshedzi arali uyo murad ˆ o a sa koni u shuma mishumo yawe kana oarli o wanwa mulkandu u kwamaho vhud ˆ ifari hawe. (7) Arali u tholwa ha murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeletshedzi ho fheliswa u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (6), Minis ˆ ta a nga fha muthu uyo muthu nd ˆ ivhadzo ya u mu vhudza uri nga ha u fheliswa ha uho nahone a mu vhudza na mbuno dza u fhilisa u tholwa kha iyo nd ˆ ivhadzo. (8) Murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeletshedzi a nga rula mushumo nga u tou ṅwalela Minis ˆ ta. (9) Redzhis ˆ tra ndi murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeletshedzi nga u a vha Redzhis ˆ tra wa ofisi. (10) Murad ˆ o wa Komitinyeletshedzi u tea u wana magavhelo a u enda u ya nga he zwa randelwa nga Minis ˆ ta nga murahu ha musi o kwamana na Minis ˆ ta wa zwa Masheleni. Ubvukulula madzangalelo nga mirad ˆ o ya Komitinyeltshedzi 47. (1) Murad ˆ o muṅwe na muṅwe wa Komitinyeletshedzi ane a vha na dzangalelo ˆ lo livhaho kana ˆ li songo livhaho kha mafhungo ane a khou lavheleswa kha mu ˆ tangno wa Komitinyeletshedzi u tea u bula lushaka lwa dzangalelo ˆ lawe musi a tshi tou zwi vhona uri hu na khud ˆ anano ya madzanganelo. (2) U bvukulula u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) hu tea u— (a) rekhodzwa kha maambiwa a mu ˆ tangano wa Komitinyeltshedzi; na (b) itwa uri hu d ˆ ivhiwe kha nyeltshedzo iṅwe na iṅwe ine ya netshedzwa nga Komitinyeletshedzi maougana na i ˆ li fhungo. Mi ˆ tangano ya Kmotinyeletshedzi 48. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u dzudzanya mu ˆ tangano wa Komitinyeletshedzi u itela ndivho dza u shuma mishumo ya Komitinyeletshedzi. (2) Kha mu ˆ tangano wa Komitinyeletshedzi, mirad ˆ o mi ˆ tanu ndi yone ine ya vhumba khoramu ya mu ˆ tangano. (3) Mirad ˆ o i tea u nanga muthihi wa v ha re hone mu ˆ tanganoni uri a tshimbidze mu ˆ tangano. (4) Komitinyeletshedzi i nga ta kuitele kune kwa tea u tevhelwa musi Komitinye letshedzi i tshi shuma mishumo yayo. NDIMA YA 14 MBETSHELONYANGAREDZI Udzhena zwifha ˆ toni u itela u ingamela, u ita sambula na u dzhia atiki ˆ li dzenedzo 49. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra, o d ˆ isendeka kha mbuno dza waranthi yo n ˆ etshedzwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3) a nga— (a) dzhena zwifha ˆ toni a ingamela huṅwe na huṅwe, zwifha ˆ to zwiṅwe na zwiṅe kana tshiendisi tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe kana tshimela tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza, matheria ˆ la o kan ˆ waho, zwidzidzivhadzi/khemikha ˆ la kana iṅwe atiki ˆ li malugana na zwine uyu mulayo wa shuma khazwo, hu na mbuno dzi pfalaho dza u humbulelwa ha— (i) nyimela u itela ndivho dza— (aa) u bveledza ho sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 7(1)(b); (bb) thengiso kana nd ˆ ila iṅwe na iṅwe ya u maketa lushaka lwo tsireledzwaho zwo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 7(1)(c); kana (cc) mbambadzela-mashangod ˆ avha yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu 7(1)(d); (ii) bveledzwaho, bveledzuluwaho, siṅwaho, liṅwaho, shuṅwaho, lundwaho, dzudznywaho, lingiwaho, ˆ tha ˆ thuvhiwaho, senguluswaho, khethekanywaho, pakwaho, swaiwaho, ˆ labe ˆ lwaho, fariwaho, vhewaho/ vhulungwaho, pakwaho, bviswaho/sudzuuswaho, endedwaho, ˆ tanwaho kana rengiswaho; 41 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 42 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (b) direct a person in control of or employed at such place, premises or vehicle to— (i) deliver any book, record or other document, whether in physical, electronic, digital or any other form, which pertains to that plant, propagating material, substance or other article and which is in the possession or under the control of that person; (ii) furnish such information as he or she has with regard to that plant, propagating material, substance or other article; and (iii) render such assistance as the Registrar, employee or person requires to enable him or her to perform his or her functions in terms of this Act; (c) inspect any book, record or other document relating to the investigation and make copies thereof or excerpts from it; (d) seize any plant, propagating material, substance, book, record or other document or article which is or may be relevant to a prosecution under this Act and keep it in his or her custody, after allowing the person from whose possession or control any book, record or document has been taken, to make, at his or her own expense and under the supervision of the Registrar, employee or person concerned, copies thereof or excerpts from it; and (e) take samples of any plant, propagating material, substance or other article used or intended for use in the production, reproduction, breeding, cultivation, processing, treatment, preparation, testing, examining, analysing, classifica tion, pre-packaging, marking, labeling, holding, keeping, packing, removal, transport, exhibition or sale thereof, and of any plant, propagating material, substance or other article seized in terms of paragraph (d), and examine, analyse and classify those samples. (2) Any sample taken in terms of subsection (1)(e) or (6) must— (a) consist of the quantity or mass determined by the Registrar, taken in accordance with the methods determined by him or her; (b) be taken in the presence of the person in charge of, or the owner or custodian of, such plant, propagating material, substance or other article, or, if such person, owner or custodian is not available, in the presence of any other witness, and the form as prescribed must be completed in respect thereof; (c) if necessary, be packed and identified in such manner as the nature thereof permits; and (d) with all convenient speed be tested, examined or analysed in accordance with such methods as the Registrar may determine or as may be prescribed, and the result of such test, examination or analysis must be entered on the form as prescribed. (3) A warrant referred to in subsection (1) must be issued by a magistrate who has jurisdiction in the area where the place or premises in question are situated, or where the vehicle is or will be, and must only be issued if it appears to the magistrate from information on oath or affirmation that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an article mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b) is upon or in such place, premises or vehicle, and must specify which of the acts mentioned in subsection (1) may be performed thereunder by the person to whom it is issued. (4) A warrant issued in terms of this section must be executed by day unless the person who issues the warrant authorizes the execution thereof by night at times which must be reasonable, and entry upon and search of any place, premises or vehicle specified in such warrant must be conducted with strict regard to decency and order, including— (a) a person’s right to, respect for and the protection of his or her dignity; (b) the right of a person to freedom and security; and (c) the right of a person to his or her personal privacy. 42 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 43 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (b) laela muthu a re na ndango ya kana o tholwaho henefho fhethu, zwifha ˆ toni kana tshiendisini uri a— (i) ise bugu iṅwe na iṅwe, rekhodo kana ˆ liṅwe ˆ liṅwalwa, ˆ li nga vha ˆ li kwameaho, ˆ la e ˆ lekthroniki, kana ˆ li kha tshivhumbeo tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, dzi kwaanaho na itsho tshimela, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza, khemikha ˆ la/zwidzidzivhadzi kana atiki ˆ li zwine izwo muthu uyo a vha nazwo kana zwi re fhasi ha ndaulo yawe; (ii) fhe ayo mafhungo ane a vha nao malugana na itsho tshimela, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza, khemikha ˆ la/ zwidzidzivhadzi kana iṅwe a tiki ˆ li; na (iii) fhe thuso ine Redzhis ˆ tra, mushumi kana muthu a i ˆ tod ˆ a u itela uri a kone u shuma mishumo yawe u ya nga uno Mulayo; (c) ingamela bugu iṅwe na iṅwe, rekhodo iṅwe na iṅwe ine ya vha na vhushaka na tsedzuluso kana ˆ liṅwe ˆ liṅwalwa a ita dzikhophi kana adzhia zwine a dzhia kha ˆ lo; (d) dzhia tshimela tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza maṅwe na maṅwe, khemikha ˆ la, bugu, rekhodo kana ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ lin ˆ we kana atiki ˆ li ine ya nga vha yo tea kha zwa vhutshutshisi nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo nahone izwo u d ˆ o dzula nazwo, nga murahu ha u tendela muthu we a dzhielwa ˆ liṅwalwa, rekhodo na bugu, rekhodo kana ˆ liṅwalwa zwo dzhiiwaho u itela u ita dzikhophi ene mun ˆ e a tshi khou tou badela nahone zwi nga fhasi ha vhulavhelesi ha Redzhis ˆ tra, mushumi kana muthu a kwameaho; na (e) dzhia sambula dza tshimela tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza, khemikha ˆ la/dzidzivhadzi kana atiki ˆ li iṅee na iṅwe yo shumiswaho kana ine ya khou ˆ tod ˆ a u shumiswa kha vhubveledzi, vhubveledzululi, vhusimi, ndimbo, u shuma, lunda, ndugiselo, ndingo, ˆ tha ˆ thuvho, tsenguluso, khethekanya, thangelaupaka, u swaya, u ˆ labe ˆ la, u fara, u vhulunga, u paka, u bvisa, u endedza/tshiendisi, ˆ tana kana u rengiusa, na tshimela tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza maṅwe na maṅwe, khemikha ˆ la kana atiki ˆ li iṅwe na iṅwe yo dzhiiwaho u ya nga phara ya (d), na u ˆ tha ˆ thuvha, sengulusa na u khethekanya idzo sambula. (2) Sambula iṅwe na iṅwe yo dzhiiwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)(e) kana ya vhu (6) i tea u— (a) vha i na vhunzhi ho tiwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra, yo dzhiiwa u ya nga ngona dzo tiwaho nga ene Redzhis ˆ tra; (b) vha yo dzhiiwa muthu a re na vhud ˆ ifhinduleli e hone, kana mun ˆ e wa kana a re na, itsho tshimela, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza, khemikha ˆ la kana atiki ˆ li, kana, arali uyo muthu, mun ˆ e kana a re nazwo a siho, hu vhe hu na ˆ thanzi, na uri sa zwe zwa randelwa fomo i tea u d ˆ adziwa; (c) arali zwi zwa ndeme, zwi pakwe na u sumbiwa/d ˆ ihwa nga nd ˆ ila yeneyo ine zwa konadzea; na (d) musi zwo ˆ the zwo lingwa, ˆ tha ˆ thuvhiwa kana senguluswa u ya nga dzenedzo ngona dzo tiwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra kana dzo randelwaho, na mvelelo dza idzo ndingo, ˆ tha ˆ thuvho kana tsenguluso dzi d ˆ o dzheniswa kha fomo sa zwe zwa randelwa. (3) Waranthi yo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) i tea u n ˆ etshedzwa nga madzhis ˆ tra ˆ ta are na maand ˆ a khazwo vhuponi kana zwifha ˆ toni zwi kwameaho, kana hune ha vha na itsho tshiendisi kana i, nahone i tea u n ˆ etshedzwa fhedzi arali kha madzhis ˆ tra ˆ ta zwi tshi khou vhonala zwi tshi tshi bva kha mafhungo/nd ˆ ivhiso a muano kana khwa ˆ thisedzo uri hu na mbuno dzi pfalaho dza u tenda uri atiki ˆ li yo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)(a) na (b) i afha fhethu, zwifha ˆ toni kana kha tshiendisi, nahone zwi bulwe uri ndi dzi fhio nyito dzo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) dzine dza nga tea u itwa nga muthu ane a khu n ˆ etshedzwa. (4) Waranthi i n ˆ etshedzwaho u ya nga ino khethekanyo i tea tevhedzwa nga masiari nga nnd ˆ a ha musi muthu ane a n ˆ etshedza waranthi o tendela waranthi vhusiku nga zwifhinga zwine zwa pfadza, nahone u dzhena wa guduba fhethu huṅwe na huṅwe, zwifha ˆ to zwiṅwe na zwiṅwe kana zwiendisi zwo zwo ˆ talulwaho kha iyo waranthi zwi tea u itwa nga nd ˆ ila yo teaho nahone ya ˆ thompho, hu tshi katelwa— (a) pfanelo dza muthu kha zwa, ˆ thonifho khan a tsireledzo ya tshirunzi tsha muthu; (b) pfanelo dza muthu kha mbofholowo na tsiredzo; na (c) pfanelo dza muthu kha tshidzumbe tshawe. 43 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 44 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (5) The Registrar, employee or person executing a warrant in terms of this section must immediately before commencing with the execution— (a) identify himself or herself to the person in control of the place, premises or vehicle, if such person is present, and hand to such person a copy of the warrant or, if such person is not present, affix such copy to a prominent place on the place, premises or vehicle; and (b) supply such person at his or her request with particulars regarding his or her authority to execute such a warrant. (6) The registrar may, without a warrant enter any place, premises or vehicle, and search for, seize, take samples of and remove any article referred to in subsection (1) if the person who is competent to do so, consents to such entry, search, seizure, taking of samples and removal. (7) (a) The Registrar, employee or person who may on the grounds of a warrant issued in terms of subsection (3) enter and search any place, premises or vehicle, may use such force as may be reasonably necessary to overcome resistance to such entry or search. (b) No person may enter upon and search any place, premises or vehicle unless he or she has audibly— (i) demanded admission to the place, premises or vehicle; (ii) identified himself or herself; and (iii) notified the purpose of his or her entry, unless such person is upon reasonable grounds of the opinion that any article may be destroyed if such admission is first demanded, such identification communicated and such purpose is first notified. (8) If, during the execution of a warrant or the conducting of a search in terms of this section, a person claims that an article found on or in the place, premises or vehicle in question contains privileged information and refuses the inspection or removal of such article, the person executing the warrant or conducting the search must, if he or she is of the opinion that the article contains information which is relevant to the investigation and that such information is necessary for the investigation or hearing, request a magistrate who has jurisdiction to seize and remove that article for safe custody until a court of law has made a ruling on the question whether or not the information in question is privileged. (9) A warrant issued in terms of this section may be issued on any day and remains in force until— (a) it is executed; (b) it is cancelled by the person who issued it or, if such person is not available, by any person with similar authority; (c) the expiry of one month from the day of its issue; or (d) the purpose for which the warrant was issued, no longer exists, whichever may occur first. (10) If no criminal proceedings are instituted in connection with any plant, propagating material, substance, book, record or other article or document seized in terms of subsection (1) or (6), or if it appears that such plant, propagating material, substance, book, record or other article or document is not required at the trial for the purposes of evidence or an order of court, that plant, propagating material, substance, book, record or other article or document must be returned to the person from whom it was seized. Request for test results by authority of another country 50. The Registrar may provide to an appropriate authority the distinctness, uniformity and stability test reports and variety descriptions derived from tests and trials undertaken by him or her in terms of section 26(1)(a) against payment of a prescribed fee. 44 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 45 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (5) Redzhis ˆ tra, mutholiwa kana muthu ane a khou shumisa waranthi u ya nga ino khethekanyo u tea uri nga u ˆ tavhanya phand ˆ a ha u thoma u ita zwi re kha waranthi a— (a) d ˆ id ˆ ivhadze kha muthu ane a vha na ndango kha fhethu, zwifha ˆ to kana tshiendisi, arali muthu uyo e hone, nahone uyo muthu a fhiwe khophi ya waranthi kana, arali uyo muthu a siho, hu nambetendzwe khophi kha fhtehu hune ya d ˆ o vhonala henfho fhethu, kha zwifha ˆ to kana tshiendisi; na (b) fhe uyo muthu zwidodombedzwa malugana na maand ˆ a awe a u shuma zwi re kha waranthi arali zwo humbelwa. (6) Redzhis ˆ tra, hu sina waranthi a nga dzhena huṅwe na huṅwe, zwifha ˆ toni zwiṅwe na zwiṅwe kana kha tshiendisi tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, a guduba, a dzhia, a dzhia dzisambula dza n u bvisa atiki ˆ li iṅwe na iṅwe zwo bulwa kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) arali mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kana muthu o tendelwaho nga u tou ṅwalelwa nga uyo mun ˆ e wa pfanelo, o tendela uho u dzhena, u guduba, u dzhia, u dzhia dzisambula na y u dzi bvisa. (7) (a) Redzhis ˆ tra, mutholiwa kana muthu a ne o d ˆ isendeka kha waranthi yo n ˆ etshedzwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3) a dzhena nahone a guduba fhethu huṅwe na huṅwe, zwifha ˆ to zwiṅwe na zwiṅwe kana tshiendisi tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, a nga tou zwi kombetshedza arali zwi tshi ˆ tod ˆ ea uri a kunde u hanelwa u dzhenea guduba afho fhethu. (b) A huna muthu ane a nga dzhena a guduba fhethu, zwifha ˆ to kana tshiendisi nga nnd ˆ a ha musi ranga u amba— (i) zwa u ˆ tod ˆ a u dzhena afho fhethu, zwifha ˆ toni kana tshiendisini; (ii) u d ˆ id ˆ ivhadza; na (iii) u d ˆ ivhadza ndivho ya u dzhena, Nga nnd ˆ a ha musi uyo a na mbuno dzi pfalaho uri atiki ˆ li I nga khurukanywa arali a thoma nga u ˆ tod ˆ a humbela u dzhena, uho u d ˆ id ˆ vhadza ha ambiwa na ndivho ya u dzhena zwa thoma nga u d ˆ ivhadzwa. (8) Arali, musi hu tshi khou tevhedzwa waranthi kana u ita izwo zwa u guduba hu tshi khou tevhedzwa ino khethekanyo, muthu ane a khou ri atiki ˆ li yo wanwaho kha kana yo wanwaho fhethu, zwifha ˆ toni kana kha tshiendedzi i na nd ˆ ivhiso yo khetheaho nahone muthu a hana hu tshi ingamelwa kana hu tshi dzhiiwa iyo atiki ˆ li, muthu ane a khou shuma u ya nga waranthi kana ane a khou guduba kana u sedzulusa, arali a na muhumbulo wa uri nd ˆ ivhiso iyo i a ˆ tod ˆ ea hu tshi itelwa ˆ thod ˆ isiso kana musi hu tshi itwa zwa u thetshelesa, u tea u humbela madzhisi ˆ tira ˆ ta a re na maand ˆ alanga kha uyo mukano uri a dzhie na u bvisa iyo atiki ˆ li u itela uri i vhewe fhethu ho tsireledzeaho u swikela khothe ya mulayo i tshi ita kha ˆ tulo ya uri iyo nd ˆ ivhiso ndi yo khetheaho kana a si yo khetheaho. (9) Waranthi ine ya n ˆ etshedzwa hu tshi khou tevhedzwa ino khethekanyo I nga n ˆ etshedzwa d ˆ uvha ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe nahone ya tea u tevhedzwa u swika— (a) hu tshi itwa zwe waranthi ya laedza; (b) I tshi fheliswa nga muthu we a I n ˆ etshedza kana, arali uyo muthu a siho, ya fheliswa nga muthu muṅwe na muṅwe a re na maand ˆ a a fanahona uyo we a I n ˆ etshedza; (c) hu tshi fhela ṅwedzi muthihi u bva kha d ˆ uvha ˆ le ya n ˆ etshgedzwa nga ˆ lo; kana (d) ndivho ya u n ˆ etshedza waranthi I sa tsha vha hone, hu tshi d ˆ o itwa tshine tsha thoma u itea kha zwe zwa bulwa afho n ˆ tha. (10) Arali hu sina zwa khothe/tsengo kha zwi kwamaho tshimela, matheria ˆ l a u bveledza, khemikha ˆ la, bugu, rekhodo kana iṅwe atiki ˆ li kana ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ lo dzhiiwaho hu tshi khou tevhedzwa khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) kana (6), kana arali ha vhonala uri itsho tshimela, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza, khemikha ˆ la, bugu, rekhodo kana iṅwe atiki ˆ li kana ˆ liṅwalwa a zwi ˆ tod ˆ ea kha dingo/tsengo hu tshi itelwa vhu ˆ tanzi kana ndaela ya khothe, uri tshimela, matheria ˆ la a u bveledza, khemikha ˆ la, bugu, rekhodo kana iṅwe atiki ˆ li kana ˆ liṅwalwa zwi tea u humiselwa kha muthu we zwa dzhiiwa khae. Khumbelo ya mvelelo dza ndingo nga maand ˆ alanga a ˆ liṅwe shango 50. Redzhis ˆ tra a nga fha maand ˆ alanga o teaho mivhigo ya ndingo ya phambano, u fana na u rumba na ˆ thalutshedzo nga ha tshaka yo bvaho kha ndingo dze a dzhia u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 26(1)(a) malugana na mbadelo ya tshelede yo randelwaho. 45 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 46 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 Defect in form not to invalidate documents 51. A defect in the form of any document that in terms of any law is required to be executed in a particular manner, or in a notice issued in terms of this Act, does not, if the document complies substantially with the applicable legal requirements, render unlawful any administrative act performed in terms of this Act in respect of the matter to which such document or such notice relates, and does not constitute a ground for exception to any legal procedure that may be taken in respect of such matter. Correction of errors 52. (1) The Registrar may authorise— (a) the correction of any clerical error or error in translation appearing in any plant breeder’s right, the application for such a right or any document filed in pursuance of such application, or the register; and (b) the amendment of any document for the amendment of which no express provision is made in this Act. (2) The Registrar may exercise the authority under subsection (1) of his or her own accord or upon request in writing. (3) Where the Registrar intends exercising the authority under subsection (1) of his or her own accord, the Registrar must— (a) give notice of his or her intention to the holder of the plant breeder’s right or the applicant for such right, as the case may be, and to any other person who appears to him or her to have an interest in the matter; and (b) give such holder, applicant or person an opportunity of being heard before exercising his or her authority. Disclosure of information 53. Subject to the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000), no person may disclose any information obtained by him or her in the performance of his or her functions in terms of this Act, except— (a) to the extent that it may be necessary for the proper administration of this Act; (b) for the purposes of any legal proceedings under this Act; (c) upon an order of a competent court; or (d) at the request of the Minister, the Director-General or any other person entitled to the information. Regulations 54. (1) The Minister must make regulations by notice in the Gazette regarding— (a) any matter which may or must be prescribed in terms of this Act; (b) any certificate or other document or form to be issued or used for the purposes of this Act; (c) the fees payable in respect of any application, matter or document; (d) the information and facilities to be provided to the Registrar by an applicant for a plant breeder’s right, and the reproductive material to be submitted at the time of an application and thereafter; (e) the tests, trials, examinations and other steps to be taken by an applicant or the Registrar before a plant breeder’s right may be granted, and the time within which they are to be taken; (f) the records relating to reproductive material for sale, multiplication or export to be kept by any person who has such material in his or her possession or under his or her control, the form and manner in which they are to be kept, and how and to whom they must be available for inspection; and (g) any ancillary or incidental, administrative or procedural matter that it is necessary to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act. 46 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 47 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 Zwo khakheaho kha fomo a zwi iti uri hu pfi ˆ liṅwalwa a si ˆ la vhukuma 51. Khakho kha mbonalo ya ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ine u ya nga mulayo muṅwe na muṅwe ya tea u shuṅw/executed nga nd ˆ ila yeneyo, kana kha nd ˆ ivhadzo yo bviswaho u ya nga uno Mulayo, does not, arali ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ li hohu ananesa na thod ˆ ea dzo teaho dza mulayo, a zwi iti uri hu pfi ho vha na vhulangi/nyito isi ya mulayo u ya nga uno Mulayo malugana na fhungo ˆ line i ˆ lo ˆ liṅwalwa kana iyo nd ˆ ivhjadzo ya kwama, na uri a zwi vhi mbuno dza u khethulula maitelel a mulayo ane a nga itwa malugana na i ˆ lo fhungo. Ululamisa khakho 52. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra a nga tenda— (a) ndulamiso ya khakho yo itwaho nga ki ˆ laka kana khakho yo itwaho nga vhupinduleli ine khakho iyo I kha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela, khumbelo ya iyo pfanelo kana ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ˆ lo faelwaho nga murahu ha iyo khumbelo, kana ridzhis ˆ tara; na (b) u khwiniswa ha ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe kha khwiniso isiniaho mbetshe tshelo yo itwaho kha uno Mulayo. (2) Redzhis ˆ tra a nga shumisa maand ˆ a awe nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) a songo kombetshedzwa/humbelwa kana musi o humbelwa nga u tou ṅwalelwa. (3) Hune Redzhis ˆ tra a humbula u shumisa maand ˆ a awe nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ya vhu (1) a songo humbelwa, Redzhis ˆ tra u tea u— (a) ita nd ˆ ivhadzo maougana na muhumbulo wawe kha mun ˆ e wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kana muhumbeli wa iyo pfanelo, u ya nga hune zwi zwa vha, na kha muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane a mu vhona a na dzangalelo kha i ˆ lo fhungo; na (b) fha uyo mun ˆ e, muhumbeli kana muthu tshikfhinga tsha u thetsheleswa phand ˆ a ha u shumisa ayo maand ˆ a. Ubvukulula mafhungo 53. Hu tshi tevhedzwa Mulayo wa u Swikelela Mafhungo wa, 2000 (Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 2 wa 2000), a huna muthu ane a tea u bvukulula/pund ˆ isa mafhungo e a a wana a tshi kho shuma mishumo yawe u ya nga uno Mulayo, nga nnd ˆ a ha musi— (a) mafhungo a a ndeme kha ndaulo ya uno Mulayo; (b) ndivho dzi dza mishumo ya zwa mulayo nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo; (c) hu ndaela ya khothe; kana (d) hu khumbelo nga Minis ˆ ta, Mulangi-Muangaredzi kana muṅwe muthu o teaho u wana ayo mafhungo. Ndangulo 54. (1) Minis ˆ ta u tea u ita ndangulo nga nd ˆ ivhadzo kha Gazete malugana na— (a) fhungo ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ˆ line ˆ la nga kana ˆ line ˆ la fanela u randelwa u ya nga uno Mulayo; (b) ˆ thanziela iṅwe na iṅwe kana ˆ liṅwalo ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe kana fomo iṅwe na iṅwe zwine izwi zwa d ˆ o n ˆ etshedzwa kana shumiswa kha ndivho dza uno Mulayo; (c) masheleni a badelwaho malugana na khumbelo iṅwe na iṅwe, tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe kana ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe; (d) mafhungo na zwishumiswa ane a d ˆ o Redzhis ˆ tra nga muhumbeli wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela, na material a u bveledzisa ane a a d ˆ o iswa nga tshifhinga tsha khumbelo na nga murahu/vhuya; (e) ndingo, ˆ tha ˆ thuvho na maṅwe maga ane a d ˆ o itwa nga muhumbeli kana Redzhis ˆ tra phand ˆ a ha musi pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela I tshi n ˆ etshedzwa, na tshifhinga tshine dza d ˆ o itwa ngatsho; (f) rekhodzo malugana na matheria ˆ la a u bveledzisa lwa theingiso, u andisa kana u rengisela nnd ˆ a dzine dza d ˆ o vhewa nga muthu muthu ufhio na ufhio a re na ayo matheria ˆ la nga fhasi ha ndango yawe, mbonalo/tshifhumnbeo na nd ˆ ila ine a zwa d ˆ o vhewa ngayo, na uri ndi nnyi ane a tea ingamela; na (g) na zwiṅwe na zwiṅwe zwine zwa itea, ndaulo kana kuitela zwine zwa ˆ tod ˆ ea u itela u randela kushumiselwe na ndaulo kah uno Mulayo. 47 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 48 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (2) Different regulations may be made in respect of different classes or groups of plants or in respect of different kinds of plants. (3) The regulations may in respect of any contravention thereof, or failure to comply therewith, prescribe a penalty— (a) in the case of a first conviction, of a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months; and (b) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, of a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year. (4) A regulation prescribing a fee may be made only after consultation with the Minister of Finance. Offences and penalties 55. (1) (a) A person is guilty of an offence if that person, in relation to propagating material of a plant variety in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has been granted in accordance with section 28, perform any of the activities contemplated in section 7(1)(a) to (f) and such activity would, by virtue of section 32, infringe the plant breeder’s right in the variety. (b) Any person convicted of an offence contemplated in paragraph (a) is liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (c) The institution of an action for compensation and royalties on account of an infringement in accordance with section 33 in respect of a particular activity does not prevent a prosecution in terms of this subsection in respect of such activity. (d) A prosecution in terms of this subsection in respect of an activity that allegedly infringe the plant breeder’s right in a variety does not prevent the institution of an action for compensation on account of an infringement in accordance with section 33. (2) A person is guilty of an offence if that person— (a) knowingly makes a false entry in the register or causes it to be made therein, or who makes a writing or causes a writing to be made which falsely purports to be a copy of an entry in the register or of a document lodged with the Registrar, or who produces or tenders or causes to be produced or tendered as evidence any such entry or any such copy; (b) makes a false statement or representation, or furnishes false information, knowing it to be false; (c) obstructs or hinders the Registrar in the exercise of his or her powers or the carrying out of his or her duties under this Act; (d) falsely represents that propagating material sold by his or her for the purposes of propagation or multiplication is propagating material of a variety in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has been granted under this Act, or that the propagating material originates from such a variety; (e) at the sale of propagating material for the purposes of propagation or multiplication, uses a denomination— (i) for such material which is different from the denomination registered in terms of this Act for the variety in question or uses the registered denomination of another variety of the same kind of plant; or (ii) which corresponds so closely to a registered denomination that it is misleading; (f) falsely holds himself or herself to be the Registrar, an employee or an authorised person; or (g) makes a document or causes a document to be made which purports to be a certificate, authorisation or other document or label issued in terms of this Act. (3) Any person convicted of an offence referred to in subsection (2) is liable— (a) in the case of a first conviction of an offence referred to in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment; 48 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 49 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (2) Ndangulo dzo fhambanaho dzi nga itwa malugana na ki ˆ lasi dzo fhambanaho na zwigwada zwo fhambanaho zwa zwimela kana malugana na tshaka dzo fhambanaho dza zwimela. (3) Ndangulo malugana na u khakha, kana u kundelwa u anana/tevehedza dzi nga randela nda ˆ tiso— (a) arali hu u wanwa mulandu lwa u thoma, hu nga vha ˆ thamu kana u dzula dzhele lwa miṅwedzi i sa pad ˆ iho miṅwedzi ya sumbe; na (b) arali hu u khakha lwa vhuvhili kana u kha hu tevhelaho u wanwa mulandu, hu nga vha ˆ thamu kana u dzula dzhele lwa tshifhinga tshi sa fhiriho ṅwaha. (4) Ndangulo i randelaho masheleni i nga itwa fhedzi nga murahu ha u kwamana na Minis ˆ ta wa zwa Masheleni. Vhutshinyi na nda ˆ tiso 55. (1) (a) Muthu u vha na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali uyo muthu, malugana na matheria ˆ la a u bveledzwa ha lushaka lwa tshimela malugana na uri pfanelo ya musimo wa tshimela yo n ˆ etshedzwa hu sthi khou tevhelwa khethekanyo ya vhu 28, ene a vho ita muṅe wa mishumo yo sumbedzwaho kha kjetehekanyo ya vhu 7(1)(a) u ya kha (f) nahone uyo mushumo u d ˆ o, vha u khou pfuka pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kha oulo lushaka nga vhanga ˆ la kherthekanyo ya vhu 32. (b) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe o wanwaho mulandu wa vhutshinyi ho sumbedzwaho kha phara ya (a) o fanelwa nga nda ˆ tiso kana u dzula dzhele lwa tshifhinga tsi sa fhiriho miṅwaha ya 10, kana zwo ˆ the u badela mulifho na u valelwa dzhele. (c) U thomiwa ha nyito ya mbadelo na magavhelo malugana na u pfuka hu tshi tevhelwa khethekanyo ya vhu 33 malugana na nyito yeneyo a zwi thivheli vhutshutshisi u ya nga ino khethekanyo ˆ thukhu zwi tshi lwama zwenezwo zwo itwaho. (d) Vhutshutshisi u ya nga ino khethekanyo ˆ thukhu malugana na nyito ine ya khou humbulelwa uri yo khakhela pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kha lushaka a zwi thivheli u itwa ha mbadelo malugana na u khakha/pfuka uya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 33. (2) Muthu u vha a na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali uyo muthu— (a) nga khole a dzhenisa mazwifhi kha redzhis ˆ tara kana a ita uri mazwifhi a dzhene kha redzhisi ˆ tara, kana a ṅwala kana a ita uri hu ṅwalwe mazwifhi ane a ita uri hu nge khophi yo dzhiswa kha redhzistara kana ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ lo itwa nga Redzhis ˆ tra, kana a bvia kana tenders kana a ita uri ˆ li bviswe kana n ˆ etsedwaho/tendered sa vhu ˆ tanzi kha uho u dzhenisa kana iyo khophi; (b) ita tshi ˆ ta ˆ tamennde tsha mazwifhi kana a sumbedza mazwifhi, kana a fha mafhungo a mazwifhi, a tshi khou zwi d ˆ ivha uri ndi mazwifhi; (c) khakhisa kana u thithisa Redzhis ˆ tra kha u shuma maand ˆ a a we kana kha u shuma mishumo yawe nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo; (d) a sumbedzwa mazwifhi zwi tshi kwama u thengiso ya matheria ˆ la a u bveledza kana a tshi itela ndivho dza u bvedledza kana u andisa a bveledza matheria ˆ la tshakha dzo fhambanaho malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa zwimela ye ya n ˆ etshedzwa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo, kana matheria ˆ la a u bveledza a bva kha dzenedzo tshaka; (e) kha thengiso ya matheria ˆ la a u bveledza hu tshi itelwa ndivho dza u bveledza kana u andisa, a shumisa tshaka— (i) kha ayo matheria ˆ la ane o fhambana na lushaka lwo ṅwaliswaho u ya nga uno Mulayo kha tshaka dzi kwameaho kana u shumisa lushaka lwo ṅwaliswaho lwa luṅwe lushaka lwa mufuda wonoyo u fanaho wa tshimela; kana (ii) lune lwa fana zwa vhutsinisa na ulwo lwo ṅwaliswaho zwine zwa vha zwi tshi tou xedza vhukuma; (f) zwi zwa mazwifha a d ˆ ifara sa Redzhis ˆ tra, mushumi kana muthu o tendelwaho; kana (g) ita ˆ liṅwalwa kana a ita ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ line ˆ la khou yo itwa ˆ linge ndi ˆ thanziela, thendelo kana ˆ liṅwe ˆ liṅwalwa kana ˆ lebe ˆ le yo n ˆ etshedzwaho nga uno Mulayo. (3) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe o ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2) u tea— (a) arali a khou wanwa mulandu lwa u thoma wa vhusthinyi ho ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2)(a), (b), (c), (d) kana (e), hu vhe mulifho kana u valelwa dzhele lwa tshifhinga tshi sa pad ˆ i miṅwaha mivhili kana zwo ˆ the u lifha na u valelwa dzhele; 49 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 50 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (b) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction of an offence referred to in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four years or to both such fine and such imprisonment; (c) in the case of a first conviction of an offence referred to in subsection (2)(f), (g) or (h), to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment; and (d) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction of an offence referred to in subsection (2)(f), (g) or (h), to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. Jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts 56. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law, a magistrate’s court has jurisdiction to impose any penalty prescribed by this Act. Prohibition of trafficking by officers 57. (1) The Registrar, or an officer who under the delegation, control or direction of the Registrar exercises the powers and carries out the duties assigned to or imposed upon the Registrar under this Act, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year— (a) if he or she buys, sells, acquires or traffics in any plant breeder’s right or an interest therein; (b) if he or she acquires, otherwise than in the course of his or her duties, or sells any propagating material of a variety in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has been granted or applied for. (2) Any purchase, sale, acquisition or assignment of any plant breeder’s right by or to the Registrar or any such officer shall be of no force and effect. (3) Any propagating material acquired by the Registrar or such an officer must be forfeited to the State. (4) Nothing in this section contained applies to the person who bred, or discovered and developed, a variety of a plant or to any acquisition by inheritance. Delegation 58. (1) The Minister may in writing delegate any function entrusted to the Minister under this Act, except a function referred to in section 54, to any employee of the Department. (2) The Registrar may delegate in writing the performance of any function entrusted to the Registrar under this Act to any employee of the Department. (3) (a) Any decision made or order given by any employee contemplated in subsection (1) or (2) must be regarded as having been made by the Minister or Registrar, as the case may be. (b) The Minister or Registrar, as the case may be, may withdraw or amend any decision or order contemplated in paragraph (a), subject to any rights that may have vested as a consequence of such decision or order. Transitional provisions and savings 59. (1) (a) A plant breeder’s right granted in terms of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976, immediately before the commencement of this Act, must be regarded as a plant breeder’s right granted under this Act. 50 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 51 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (b) arali hu lwa vhuvhili kana lu tevhelaho u wanwa mulandu wa vhutshinyi ho ambiwaho kha khethekankana lu tevhelaho u wanwa mulandu wa vhutshinyi ho ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2)(a), (b), (c), (d) kana (e), hu vhe mulifho kana u valelwa dzhele lwa tshifhinga tshi sa pad ˆ iho miṅwaha min ˆ a kana zwo ˆ the mulifho na u valelwa dzhele; (c) arali hu u wanwa mulandu wa vhutshinyi lwa u thoma ho ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2)(f), (g) kana (h), hu vhe mulifho kana u valelwa dzhele lwa tshifhinga tshi sa pad ˆ ho miṅwaha mivhili kana zwo ˆ the mulifho na u valelwa dzhele; na (d) arali hu u wanwa mulandu lwa vhuvhili kana u wanwa mulandu hu tevhelaho kha vhutshinyi ho ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2)(f), (g) kana (h), hu vhe mulifho kana u valelwa dzhele lwa tshifhinga tshi sa pad ˆ iho miṅwaha min ˆ a kana zwo ˆ the u lifha na u valelwa dzhele. Maand ˆ alanga a khothe dza madzhis ˆ tra ˆ ta 56. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law, khothe ya madzhis ˆ tra ˆ ta I na maand ˆ alanga a u vhea nda ˆ tiso iṅwe na iṅwe yo randelwaho nga uno Mulayo. Nyiledzo ya u renga na u rengisa nga vhaofisiri zwi nnd ˆ a ha mulayo 57. (1) Redzhis ˆ tra, kana muofisiri ane nga fhasi ha vhurumelwa, a langa kana u tsumbedzelo dza Redzhistra a shumisa maand ˆ a na u shuma mishumo ye a fhiwa nga Redzhis ˆ tra nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo, u vha a na mulandu wa nahone u tea uri musi o wanwa mulandu a badele mulifho kana u valelwa dzhele lwa tshifhinga tshi sa pad ˆ i ṅwaha muthihi— (a) arali a renga, a rengisa, a ˆ tanganedza kana a zwiṅwe zwi re nnd ˆ a ha mulayo kha zwa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kana a wana nzwalelo; (b) arali a ˆ tanganedza/wana, nga iṅwe nd ˆ ila otherwise than e kha mushumo wawe, kana a rengisa matheria ˆ la maṅwe na maṅwe a u bveledza lushaka malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo n ˆ etshedzwaho kana yo humbelwaho. (2) Thengo iṅwe na iṅwe, thengiso, u wana kana mushumo muṅwe na muṅwe wa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela kana kha Redzhis ˆ tra kana kana uyo muofisiri a zwi vhofhi. (3) Matheria ˆ la maṅwe na maṅwe a u bveledza o wanwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra kana uyo muofisiri a tea u dzhiiwa nga Muvhuso. (4) A huna na tshithihi kha ino khethekanyo tshine tsha shuma kha muthu o simaho, okana o tumbulaho na o bveledzaho, lushaka lwa tshimela kana kana kha tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe nga nd ˆ ila ya u tou. Vhurumelwa 58. (1) Minis ˆ ta nga u tou ṅwala a nga rumela muṅwe mushumi wa henefjho kha Muhasho uri a mu shumele mishumo yawe nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo, nga nnd ˆ a ha mushumo wo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 54. (2) Redzhis ˆ tra o tou ṅwala a nga mushumi muṅwe na muṅwe henefho Muhashoni uri a shume mushumo muṅwe na muṅwe wo teaho u vha wo shuṅwa nga Redzhis ˆ tra nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo. (3) (a) Tsheo iṅwe na iṅwe yo itwaho kana ndaela iṅwe na iṅwe yo itwaho nga mushumi muṅwe na muṅwe o bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) kana (2) i tea u dzhiiwa yo itwa nga Minis ˆ ta kana Redzhis ˆ tra, u ya nga hune zwithu zwa vha. (b) Minis ˆ ta kana Redzhis ˆ tra, u ya nga hune nyimele ya vha, a nga humisela murahu kana u khwinisa tsheo iṅwe na iṅwe kana ndaela iṅwe na iṅwe yo bulwaho kha phara ya (a), a tshi khou tevhedza pfanelo dze a hweswa zwi tshi itiswa nga mvelelo dza iyo tsheo kana ndaela. Mbetshelo dza tshanduko na zwine zwa khou litshwa zwo ralo 59. (1) (a) Pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo n ˆ etshedzwaho u ya nga nga Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Musimi wa Tshimela wa, 1976, nga u ˆ tavhanya musi uno Mulayo u tshi tou thoma u shuma, I tea u dzhiiwa sa pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo n ˆ etshedzwaho nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo. 51 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 52 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 (b) This Act applies with the changes required by the context to a plant breeder’s right contemplated in paragraph (a): Provided that the period of protection of that plant breeder’s right is regulated by section 21 of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976, as if that Act has not been repealed by section 60 of this Act. (2) (a) Any application for a plant breeder’s right which was received by the Registrar on a date before the date of commencement of this Act, but in respect of which a plant breeder’s right has not been granted in terms of section 20 of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976, before such date of commencement, must be dealt with in all respects in accordance with the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976, as if that Act was still in force, notwithstanding the repeal thereof by section 60 of this Act. (b) If the plant breeder’s right has been granted in accordance with paragraph (a), the provisions of this Act apply. (3) (a) In the event that a breeder has developed a variety in respect of which an application for registration of a plant breeder’s right of the variety in question has not been submitted in accordance with the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976, before the commencement of this Act, such breeder may, within the period prescribed by the Minister, submit an application for registration of such right in accordance with this Act. (b) No such application may be submitted after expiration of the prescribed period contemplated in paragraph (a). (4) The employee designated as registrar in terms of section 3(1) of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976, must be regarded as having been designated as Registrar in terms of section 2(1) of this Act. (5) The register kept in terms of section 4(1) of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976, must be incorporated in and must form part of the register to be kept in terms of section 4(1) of this Act, and any document supplied to the register under the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976, in terms of any provision thereof, must be regarded as having been furnished to the Registrar under the corresponding provision of this Act. Repeal of laws 60. The laws referred to in the second column of the Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column of the Schedule. Short title and commencement 61. This Act is called the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2016, and comes into operation on a date to be fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette. 52 5 10 15 20 25 30 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 53 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 (b) Uno Mulayo u shuma u na tshanduko dzi ˆ tod ˆ waho nga nyimele ya pfanelo ya ya musimi wa tshimela sa zwo bulwaho kha phara ya (a): Tenda tshifhinga tsha tsireledzo yap fanelo ya musimi wa tshimela ya langulwa nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ya vhu 21 ya Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Musimi wa Thsimela wa, 1976, u tou nga sa musi uyo Mulayo u songo vhuya wa fheliswa nga khethekanyo ya vhu 60 ya uno Mulayo. (2) (a) Khumbelo iṅwe na iṅwe ya pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo ˆ tanganedzwaho nga Redzhis ˆ tra nga datumu ya phand ˆ a ha u thoma u shumiswa ha uno Mulayo, fhedzi hu malugana na pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela ine a I athu u n ˆ etshedzwa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 20 ya Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela wa, 1976, phand ˆ a ha iyo datumu ya u thoma u shumisa Mulayo, I tea u shumaniwa nayo yo ˆ the u ya nga Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela wa, 1976, u tou nga sa musi u tshi kha d ˆ i shumiswa, naho hu na uri wo fheliswa nga khethekano ya vhu 60 ya uno Mulayo. (b) Arali pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela yo n ˆ etshedzwa u ya nga phara ya (a), mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo dzi d ˆ o shuma. (3) (a) Arali musimi o bveledza lushaka malugana na khumbelo ya u ṅwaliswa ha pfanelo ya musimi wa tshimela ya lushaka lu kwameaho ine a yo ngo iswa u ya nga Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela wa, 1976, phand ˆ a ha u thoma u shumiswa ha uno Mulayo, uyo musimi, hu sa athu u fhela tshifhinga tsho randelwaho nga Minis ˆ ta, a nga isa khumbelo ya u ṅwalisa iyo pfanelo u ya nga uno Mulayo. (b) A huna khumbelo ine ya d ˆ o iswa nga murahu ha u fhira ha datumu yo randelwaho kha phara ya (a). (4) Mushumi o nagiwaho sa ene Redzhis ˆ tra u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 3(1) ya Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela wa, 1976, u tea u dzhiiwa sa ene Redzhis ˆ tra u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 2(1) ya uno Mulayo. (5) Redzhisi ˆ tara yo vhewaho/vhulungwaho u ya nga khethenyo ya vhu 4(1) ya Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela wa, 1976, I tea u katelwaho/dzheniswa kha nahone y atea u vha tshipid ˆ a tsha redzhisi ˆ tara yo vhewaho u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 4(1) ya uno Mulayo, nahone ˆ liṅwalwa ˆ liṅwe na ˆ liṅwe ˆ lo n ˆ etshedzwaho kha redzhisi ˆ tara nga fhasi ha Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela wa, 1976, u ya nga mbesthelo thereof, ˆ li tea u dzhiiwa ˆ lo n ˆ etshedzwa Redzhis ˆ tra nga fhasi ha mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo. Milayo ine ya khou fheliswa 60. Milayo yo ambiwaho kha kho ˆ lumu ya vhuvhili kha Shedu ˆ lu I khou fheliswa u swika kha zwe zwa sumbedzwa kha kho ˆ lumu ya vhuraru ya Shedu ˆ lu. Dzina ˆ lipfufhi na u thoma u shumisa Mulayo 61. Uno Mulayo u vhidzwa upfi Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2016, na uri u d ˆ o thoma u shuma nga datumu ine ya d ˆ o dzudzanywa nga Phresidennde kha kha Mulevho wa Gazete. 53 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 54 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 Act No. 12 of 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 SCHEDULE Laws repealed (Section 60) No. and year Short title Extent of repeal Act No. 15 of 1976 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976 The whole Act No. 5 of 1980 Plant Breeders’ Rights Amendment Act, 1980 The whole Act No. 14 of 1981 Plant Breeders’ Rights Amendment Act, 1981 The whole Act No. 38 of 1983 Plant Breeders’ Rights Amendment Act, 1983 The whole Act No. 15 of 1996 Plant Breeders’ Rights Amendment Act, 1996 The whole Act No. 88 of 1996 Abolition of Restrictions on The Jurisdiction of Courts Act, 1996 Section 59 54 5 10 15 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019 No. 42347 55 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Zwimela, wa 2018 Nom 12 ya 2018 SHEDUL ˆ U Milayo yo fheliswaho (Khethekanyo ya vhu 60) Nomboro. na ṅwaha Dzina ˆ lipfufhi Vhuhulu ha u fhelisa Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 15 wa 1976 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Tshimela wa, 1976 Mulayo wo ˆ the Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 5 wa 1980 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Tshimela wo Khwiniswaho wa, 1980 Mulayo wo ˆ the Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 14 wa 1981 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Tshimela wo Khwiniswaho wa, 1981 Mulayo wo ˆ the Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 38 wa 1983 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Tshimela wo Khwiniswaho wa, 1983 Mulayo wo ˆ the Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 15 wa 1996 Mulayo wa Pfanelo dza Vhasimi vha Tshimela wo Khwiniswaho wa, 1996 Mulayo wo ˆ the Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 88 wa 1996 Mulayo wa u Kwasha Phungudzelo kha Maand ˆ alanga vhuponi ha Dzikhothe, 1996 Mulayo wo ˆ the 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za Printed by and obtainable from the Government Printer, Bosman Street, Private Bag X85, Pretoria, 0001 Contact Centre Tel: 012-748 6200. eMail: info.egazette@gpw.gov.za Publications: Tel: (012) 748 6053, 748 6061, 748 6065 56 No. 42347 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2019