General2001Central Act

The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001

An Act to provide for the establishment of an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties of plants.

Administered by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare· Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

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Chapter I— PRELIMINARY

Section 1
Section 2

Chapter II— CHAPTER II

Chapter III— CHAPTER III

Chapter IV— DURATION AND EFFECT OF REGISTRATION AND BENEFIT SHARING

Section 24
Section 25
Section 26
Section 27
Section 28
Section 29
Section 30
Section 31
Section 32

Chapter V— SURRENDER AND REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE AND RECTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF REGISTER

Section 33
Section 34
Section 35
Section 36
Section 37
Section 38

FARMERS’ RIGHTS

Section 39
Section 40
Section 41
Section 42
Section 43
Section 44
Section 45
Section 46

Chapter VII— COMPULSORY LICENCE

Section 47
Section 48
Section 49
Section 50
Section 51
Section 52
Section 53

Chapter VIII— APPEALS

Section 54
Section 55
Section 56
Section 57
Section 58
Section 59

Chapter IX— FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 60
Section 61
Section 62
Section 63

Chapter X— CHAPTER X

Chapter XI— MISCELLANEOUS