This Act may be cited as the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds (Registration, etc.) Act.
SCHEDULE
[Section 5 (6).]
1. The technical sub-committee referred to in subsection (6) of section 5 shall have as members(a) all co-ordinators of National Co-ordinated Research Projects, one of whom shall be appointed by
the Minister as chairman for a period of four years;
(b) the head, Genetics Resources Unit of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology;
(c) co-ordinators of National Accelerated Food Production Projects and Research Institute; and
(d) two experienced breeders appointed on their personal merit by the Minister for a period of four
years.
2. The technical sub-committee shall be charged with the general function of(a) providing guidelines for the determination of superiority, homogeneity, distinctiveness and
stability of materials to be released;
(b) determining guidelines for the testing of new crop varieties and for describing them;
(c) evolving a variety naming system and recommending names for new varieties to the National Crop
Varieties and Livestock Breeds Registration and Release Committee;
(d) recommending new varieties for release by the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds
Registration and Release Committee for general cultivation in Nigeria; and
(e) nominating into the National Accelerated Food Production Project and Research Institute for field
testing in order to develop production package for the variety.
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
No Subsidiary Legislation