Section 90
Members and staff of Authority, etc., to be public servants.
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.
The Chairperson, members,
officers and other employees of the Authority and the Registrar-General and the officers and other
employees working under him shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of
the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).