Section 82
Evidence of entry in Register, etc., and things done by the Authority and the Registrar.
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties of plants.
(1)A copy of any entry in the Register, or of any document issued under this Act purporting to be certified
by the Authority or the Registrar and sealed with the seal of such Authority or Registrar, as the case may
be, shall be admitted in evidence in all courts and in all proceedings without further proof or production
of the original.
(2) A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Authority or the Registrar, as the case may be, as to any entry, matter or things that such Authority or Registrar is authorised by this Act or the rules to make or do shall be prima facie evidence of the entry having been made, and of the content thereof, or of the matter or things having been done or not done.
(2) A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Authority or the Registrar, as the case may be, as to any entry, matter or things that such Authority or Registrar is authorised by this Act or the rules to make or do shall be prima facie evidence of the entry having been made, and of the content thereof, or of the matter or things having been done or not done.