Section 20
Making of grant of protection
of Plant Varieties Protection Act
(1)
The Registrar shall —
(a)
except where an application has been withdrawn or has lapsed under section 18, make a grant of protection in respect of every application that is eligible for the making of a grant of protection; and
(b)
decline to make a grant of protection in respect of every application that is not eligible for the making of a grant of protection.
(2)
An application shall be treated as being eligible for the making of a grant of protection if, and only if —
(a)
the applicant has complied with sections 13 and 17, as the case may be; and
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(b)
the Registrar —
(i)
has approved, for the plant variety in respect of which the application was made, the denomination proposed by the applicant under section 35;
(ii)
is satisfied that the applicant is the breeder of that plant variety; and
(iii)
is satisfied that that plant variety is new, distinct, stable and uniform within the meaning of section 21.