may lie for inspection by the public, shall upon payment of the prescribed fees be open for
inspection during office hours at the office of the registrar, and copies thereof shall on
request and upon payment of the prescribed fees be furnished to any person.
(3) Where an application for the recognition of a variety has been withdrawn, the
registrar shall return all the papers submitted in connection with the application to the
applicant at the address indicated in the application or, if this is not practicable, destroy
them after expiry of the prescribed period.
(4)
......
[Sub-s. (4) deleted by s. 19 of Act 39 of 1983.]
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Secrecy
(1) No person shall, except(a)
for the purpose of carrying out his duties or the performance of his functions
under this Act;
(b)
for the purposes of legal proceedings under this Act or any other law;
(c)
when required to do so by any court or under any law; or
(d)
with the written consent of the Minister,
disclose any information acquired by him in the carrying out of his duties or the
performance of his functions under this Act or a scheme and which relates to the business
or affairs of another person.
[Sub-s. (1) substituted by s. 20 of Act 39 of 1983.]
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) the person or body designated
in terms of section 24 (a) may, in respect of the relevant scheme, furnish to the holder of a
plant breeder's right granted under the Plant Breeder's Rights Act, 1976, in respect of a
variety, information regarding(a)
the persons who applied for the certification of plants or propagating
material of the variety in question;
(b)
the area of land of each unit for certification for which application for
registration in respect of such plants or propagating material has been made;
and
(c)
the quantity of such plants or propagating material which has been certified.