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Regulations relating to Plant Breeders’ Rights; Amendment (No. R. 1272 of 2008)

Made 2008-11-25 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Country
South Africa
Subjects
Cultivated plants
Keywords
breeders' rights, plant variety, intellectual property rights
Categories
agriculture

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  1. No. R. 1272 STAATSKOERANT, 25 NOVEMBER 2008 GOVERNMENT NOTICE GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWING DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTEMENT VAN LANDBOU No. 31641 3 25 November 2008 PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS ACT, 1976 (ACT No. 15 OF 1976) REGULATIONS RELATING TO PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS: AMENDMENT The Minister of Agriculture, acting under section 44 of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 1976), has made the regulations set out in the Schedule. SCHEDULE Definition 1. In this Schedule 'the Regulations' mean the regulations published by Government Notice No. R. 1186 of 12 September 1997, as amended by Government Notices Nos. R. 1582 of 28 November 1997, R. 867 of 3 July 1998, R. 1285 of 16 October 1998, R. 323 of 19 March 1999, R. 604 of 14 May 1999, R 1271 of 29 October 1999, R. 392 of 20 April 2000, R. 690 of 14 July 2000, R. 1078 of 3 November 2000, R. 387 of 18 May 2001, R. 667 of 27 July 2001, R. 512 of 3 June 2005 and R. 545 of 15 June 2006. Amendment of Table 1 of the Regulations 2. Table 1 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of the entries in Annexure A in the alphabetically correct position. l Kind of plant Soort Plant Botanical Name Botaniese Noam Abelmoschus Medik. (All/ Alie spp.) Acorus L. ~1/ Alie spp.) ----------- Ageratina Spach (All/ Alie spp.) Artemisia L. (All/Alie spp.) Bauhinia L. (excluding JLpyrpurea and B. varieaata) Carex brunnea Thunb. Co/eostephus Cass. (All/ Alie spp.) Crambe abyssinica Hochst. Fr. Crinum L. (All/ Alie spp.) Delosperma N.E.Br. {All/ Alie spp.) Dierama C.Koch. (All/Alie spp.) Dietes Salisb. ex Klatt (All/ Alie spp.) Eucomis L' Her. {All/ Alie spp.) Ferrario Burm. ex Mill. (All/Alie spp.) ANNEX'URE A TABLE 1 /T ABEL 1 KINDS OF PLANTS AND PERIOD OF RIGHTS SOORTE PLANTE EN TERMYNE VAN REGTE [Reg. 11; 11 (All 2 3 Category Period of Plant Kategorie Breeder's Right Common Name (Years) Gewone Noam Termyn van Pia nttelersreg (Jare) Gumbo, Lady's B 25 finoers Sweet flaQ A 20 Ageratina A 20 Artemisia A 20 Bauhinia; Orchid B 25 tree Greater brown A 20 sedge Coleostephus A 20 Abyssinian-kale; A 20 Crambe Cape Lily A 20 Delosperma A 20 Wand flower A 20 Fortnight Lily; A 20 African Iris Pi rieapole lilv A 20 ······ Ferrario A 20 Gail/ardia x arandiflora hart. ex Van Houtte Blanket Flower A 20 G/andularia J.F. Gmel. (All/Alie spp.) Gland.ularia A 20 4 Period of sole Right (Years) Termyn van Alleenreg (Jare) 8 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 [/) ~ ::; [/) ;,;: 0 m JJ ► z :-i I\) 01 z 0 < m ~ OJ m JJ I\) 0 0 Cl z !=> Ci,) ..... ~ ..... U1 ' ANNEXURE A Tl, l /T ABEL l KINDS or PLANTS AND PERIOD OF RIGHTS SOORTE PLANTE EN TERMYNE VAN REGTE fReg. 11; l l ;A\l I I l 2 3 Kind of plont ' Category' Period of Plant Soort Plant Kategorie Breeder's ht --------· ------------- --------- ---- Botanical Name Common Name (Years) Botaniese Noam Gewone r-Jaam Termyn van Planttelersreg ------ - -- ~- -----"'"'""" ------- - -~---•·"· Ll g@L Gonio/irnon Boiss. (All/ Alie spp.) Goniolimon A 20 ------· Heteranthemis Schott (All/ Alie spp.) Heteranthemis A 20 Heuchera L. /Ali/ Alie s1212-l Coral bells A 20 Hypoxis L. (All/ A!le spp.) Yellow star; Star A 20 lily; African potato //ex dimort? hophvila Koidz Holly B 25 Kniphofia Moench (All/Alie spp.) Poke r: p!ant A 20 Kunzea Reichb. (All/Alie spp.) Burgan, White A 20 tea tree · -------· ------ ------- ------·· Ledebouria Roth. [including Drimiopsis Lindi. Ledebourio A 20 & Paxton and .~esnova Van der Merwe] I All/ Alie ~pp.) i Leucanthemurn Mill. Leucanthemum A 20 ~ Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Tomato/tamatie A 20 Moraea Mill. (All/ Alie spp.} Butterfly iris A 20 Psy/liostachys (Jaub. & Spach) Nevsk Psylliostachys A 20 (All/ Alie spp.) Rhodohypoxis Net (All/Alie spp.) Rose grass A 20 4 Period of sole Right (Years) Termyn van /\lieenreg (Jare) · 5 5 5 5 ·· 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 a, z 0 w ~ G) 0 < m ll z 5': m z I G) )> N m ~ rn I\) 01 z 0 < m ~ co rn ll I\) 0 0 co ···-----· 1 ~ -------··------ """""'" Kind of plant Soort Plant Botanical Name Beto Noam Scadoxus Raf. (All/Alie spp.) Schizocarphus Van der Merv-1e j !'/I/A 11 E:: s 1J p J ----~-------· Sci/lo L. (All~:les~'.J Se/ooo L. (AII/A'ie spp ) ···----------· ~ Sideroxy/on jnerme L. Stachytarpheta Yahl. (Ali/ A!ie spp.) ~ Tanecetum L. (Ail/ Alie spp.) ~ ANNEXURE A TABLE l /T ABEL l KINDS OF PLANTS AND PERtOD OF RIGHTS SOORTE PLANTE EN TERtvWNE VAN REGTE 11; l l ;A)l 2 3 Category Period Plant Kategorie Breeder's Rig ht Common Name (Years) Gewone Noam Termyn van Planttelersreg (Jore) Blood l:!y A 20 Schizorcophus A 20 -- ---· Squill A 20 ··-------~---- Selago A 20 Milkwood B 25 Stachy"orpheta A 20 ·· ·-··- Taneceturn A 20 """""""""""""""""-""'' Uroch/oa brizantha (Hochst. Ex A. Rich.) R.D. Bread grass A 20 Webster \leltheimia Gled. (All/Alie spp.} Veltheirr,ia i A 20 ... -- i .. . .. L= ·----~-------· 4 Period of sole Right (Years) T ermyn van Alleenreg (Jore) 5 5 5 5 8 5 ... ,., .... 21 5 5 ···· ~ ?:; (J) ;,;; 0 m JJ )> z ~ I\) (Jl z ~ m ~ OJ m II I\) a 0 a, ""

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