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

22. Payment of annual fee

 

(1) A person to whom a plant breeder's right has been granted shall, during the currency of such right, annually pay to the registrar the annual fee prescribed in respect of such right.

 

(2)
(a) The first such annual fee shall be payable on or before 1 January of the year following the date on which a plant breeder's right is granted, and any subsequent annual fee shall be paid before 1 January of each year.
(b) The registrar shall, subject to the payment of such additional fees as may be prescribed, upon application extend the time for the payment of an annual fee for a period not exceeding 6 months or for periods the aggregate of which does not exceed 6 months.