Section 16
Objections to denomination and grant of protection
of Plant Varieties Protection Act
(1)
Any person may, within the prescribed period after the publication of a denomination, by notice in writing to the Registrar, object to the approval of that denomination.
(2)
Any person may, within the prescribed period after the publication of an application for a grant of protection for a plant variety, by notice in writing to the Registrar, object to the making of a grant in respect of that plant variety on the ground that the plant variety is not new within the meaning of section 21.
(3)
The Attorney General may, with approval of His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make rules to provide for objection proceedings and for matters relating thereto.
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(4)
If a person who neither resides nor carries on business in
Brunei Darussalam makes an objection under this section, the Registrar may require the person to give security for the costs of the proceedings and may, if security is not given, dismiss the proceedings.