Act Number: 53

Act Name: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001

Year: 2001

Enactment Date: 2001-10-30

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Section 1: Short title, extend and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
Notes:
1. 11th November, 2005, ss. 2 to 13 (both inclusive) and ss. 95, 96 and 97, vide notification No. S.O. 1588(E), dated 11th November, 2005, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
19th October, 2006, s. 1 and ss. 14 to 94 (both inclusive) vide notification No. S.O. 1797(E), dated 19th October, 2006, see Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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