This Order applies in England and Northern Ireland, may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Discontinuation of Prior Use Exemption) Order 2005 and comes into force on 7th November 2005.
Specified date: 7 November 2005: see above.
Section 9(5) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 ceases to have effect.
Specified date: 7 November 2005: see art 1.
Bach
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2nd October 2005
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State Northern Ireland Office
3rd October 2005
This Order applies in England and Northern Ireland and comes into force on 7th November 2005.
The Order discontinues the prior use exemption in section 9(5) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, White House Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0LF.
