(4) Any act or thing required by this Act to be done by, to, or before the Registrar
may be done by, to, or before any assistant authorised generally or specially in that behalf
in writing by the Registrar.
3.
Alteration of Register
(1) No person may insert, delete, alter, cause to be inserted, deleted or altered any
particular in the Register relating to any registered crop variety or livestock breed unless
he is authorised in writing to do so by the Registrar.
(2) Any person duly authorised by the Registrar to insert, delete or alter any particulars in the National Register shall forthwith make the insertion, deletion or alteration and
shall notify the Registrar in writing when such insertion, deletion or alteration has been
completed.
4.
Custody of Register
(l) The Registrar shall secure the safety of the National Register maintained under
this Act which shall be in his custody when not in use.
(2) The National Register shall be kept in such a way as the Registrar may from time
to time direct.
5. Establishment of the National Crop Varieties Livestock Breeds Registration and
Release Committee
(1) There is hereby established a committee to be known as the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds Registration and Release Committee (in this Act referred to as
"the Committee") which shall operate under the Genetic Resources Unit of the Department of Agricultural Science of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and
shall be charged with the general responsibility for crop varieties and livestock breed
validation, registration, naming and release in Nigeria.
(2) The Committee shall comprise the following members that is(a) a chairman who shall not be a person employed in the public service of the Federation or of a State
to be appointed by the President;
(b) the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture;
(c) the Director of Agricultural Sciences, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology;
(d) the head of Genetic Resources Unit, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology;
(e) the Director, National Seed Service;
(f) the chairman, Committee of Deans of Faculties of Agriculture In Nigerian Universities;
(g) the President, Genetic Society of Nigeria;
(h) a representative of the Federal Agricultural Co-ordinating Unit;
(i) two experienced breeders appointed on their personal merit by the Minister;
(j) one large-scale crop farmer appointed on his personal merit by the Minister;
(k) two general managers representing two River Basin Development Authorities from different
ecological areas in rotation appointed by the Minister.