Plant Breeder s Rights
[No. 18 0(2007 239
THE PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHTS ACT, 2007
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART II
ADMINISTRATION
3. Designation of plant variety protection authority
4. Functions ofInstitute
5. Registrar of Institute
PART III
PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHTS
6. Protection of plant breeder's rights
7. Rights of plant breeder
8. Exemptions to rights of breeder
9. Nature of plant breeder's rights
10. Assignment of plant breeder's rights
11. Duration of plant breeder's rights
12. Restrictions to plant breeder's right
13. Exhaustion of plant breeder's rights
PARTlY
REGISTRATION OF PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHTS
14.Applieation for plant breeder's rights
15. Plant variety denomination
16. Priority of application
17. Priority dates arising from foreign application
18. Acceptance or rejection of application
19. Amendment of application
20. Withdrawal of application
21. Publication of notice
22. Objection to application for plant breeder's right
23. Hearing of objection
24. Inspection of application and objection
25. Plant variety trials
26. Uniformity testing and assessment procedures
27. Characteristics of plant varieties originating from outside Zambia
Copies of this Act can be obtained from the Government Printer,
Po. Box 30136, 10lOI Lusaka. Price K8,000 each.