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Interpretation
2.

InfthesefRegulations,funlessfthefcontextfotherwisefrequires—

“breeder”fmeansfafpersonfwhofdiscoversforfbreedsfafnewfplantfvarietyfandfincludesfhisfsuccessorfinftitle;
“Committee”fmeansfthefPlantfBreeder’sfRightsfCommitteefestablishedfbyfRegulationsf3;
“grant”fmeansfafgrantfoffplantfbreeder’sfrights;
“grantee”f meansf thef holderf off af grant,f andf inf relationf tof af protectedf varietyf meansf thef holderf offafgrantfinf
respectfoffthatfvariety;

“licensee”fmeansfafpersonflicensedftofexercisefplantfbreeder’sfrights;

“plant”fmeansfafplantfinfthefplantfkingdomfandfincludesffloweringfandfnon-floweringfplantfspecies;

“prescribedffee”fmanesftheffeefprescribedfbyfregulationf29;

“protectivefdirection”fmeansfafdirectionfbyfthefauthorizedfofficerfunderfthefThirdfScheduleftofthefAct;

“reproductivef material”f meansf thef reproductivef partf off af plantf andf includesf seedsf andf otherf vegetativef

propagatingfmaterialfsuchfasfafwholefplantforfpartsfthereof.
The Plant Breeder’s Rights Committee
3.(1) Theref shallf bef af Committeef tof bef knownf asf thef PlantfBreeder’sfRightsfCommittee,fwhichfshallfconsistf
of—
(a)

thefDirectorfoffAgriculture,fwhofshallfbefchairman;

(b)

thefDirector,fKenyafAgriculturefResearchfInstitute;

(c)

thefDirector,fKenyafIndustrialfPropertyfOffice;

(d)

thefGeneralfManager,fHorticulturalfCropsfDevelopmentfAuthority;

(e)

thefDirector,fKenyafForestryfResearchfInstitute;

(f)

thefDirector,fNationalfSeedfQualityfControlfService;

(g)

onefrepresentativefoffseedfmerchants;fand

(h)

onefrepresentativefoffplantfbreeders.

(2)
ThefCommitteefmayfco-optfafnumberfoffmembersfnotfexceedingfthreeftofrepresentfsuchfinterestsfasfitfmayf
fromftimeftoftimefdetermine.
Functions of the Committee
4.	

TheffunctionsfoffthefCommitteefshallfbe—
(a)	

tofdevelopfplantfbreeder’sfrightsfpolicy;

(b)	

withf thef approvalf off thef Minister,ftofreviewfplantfbreeder’sfrightsfregulationsfandfstandardsfasf
mayffromftimeftoftimefbefrequired;

(c)	

tofmakefrecommendationsfonfthefregistrationfoffgrantees;