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

5. Register to be evidence

 

(1) The register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters directed or authorised by this Act to be noted therein.

 

(2) A certificate by the registrar to the effect that an entry has or has not been made in the register or that any other thing authorized by this Act to be done, has or has not been done, shall be prima facie evidence of the matters specified in that certificate.

 

(3) A copy of an entry in the register or an extract from the register, certified by the registrar, shall be admitted in evidence in any court without further proof or production of the register.