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Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)Chapter 3 : Application for Plant Breeder's Right22. Objection to application for grant of plant breeder's right |
(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. |