Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 1976)

17. Objection to grant of plant breeder’s right

Purchase

(1)	Any person may within the prescribed period, in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, lodge an objection with the registrar to the grant of a plant breeder's right in pursuance of an application in terms of section 7.

(2)	The applicant may within the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner lodge with the registrar a counter-statement against such objection.

[Section 17 substituted by section 11 of Act No. 5 of 1980]