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Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Chapter 66, updated on April 24, 2023), United Kingdom

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Year of Version 2023 Dates Status as of: April 24, 2023 Amended up to: March 10, 2022 Entry into force: May 8, 1998 Enacted: November 27, 1997 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Plant Variety Protection Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Notes This consolidated version of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Chapter 66) updated and generated on January 9, 2022 takes into account amendments up the "Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (Chapter 7). Schedule 1, paragraph 29(a) and (b) of the said Amending Act 2022 (Chapter 7) introduced amendments (in force from 10/03/2022) to the following provisions if Schedule 3 (relating to the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal and interpretating section 42 under Part 2) of this consolidated version: - Paragraph 5(2) (substituted) where the number “70” substitute “75”; - Paragrapyh 5(6) (omittted).

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Legislation Amends (2 text(s)) Amends (2 text(s))
Trade Marks Act 1994 (Chapter 26, updated on October 13, 2023)  (GB584)
Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Chapter 14, as amended up to the Beet Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2010) (GB311)
Supersedes (3 text(s)) Supersedes (3 text(s))
Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Chapter 66, updated on January 9, 2022) (GB550)
Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Chapter 66, updated on February 18, 2021) (GB460)
Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Chapter 66) (GB171)
Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))
Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Chapter 22, updated up to June 4, 2021) (GB520)
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/204, updated on September 15, 2021) (GB552)
Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))
The Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1337) (GB581)
The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/247, updated up to November 15, 2020) (GB457)

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Historical Versions Repeals (1 text(s)) Repeals (1 text(s))
Plant Varieties Act 1983 (Chapter 17) (GB076)


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