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Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (Act No. 11 of 2018)

Chapter 3 : Registration of Business and Premises

25. Maintenance of propagating material

 

(1) The applicant for listing must ensure that he or she is able for the period that the denomination of the variety is included in the national varietal list, and when requested by the Registrar, to—
(a) furnish the Registrar with propagating material of the listed variety 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 listing; and
(b) provide the Registrar with the information and access to the relevant facilities to satisfy the Registrar that the applicant is maintaining propagating material that conform with the requirements contemplated in paragraph (a).

 

(2) The Registrar may conduct such inspection, during business hours, in connection with any matter contemplated in subsection (1), as may be necessary in order to confirm compliance with the provisions of that subsection.