Section 23. Amendment of Act 53 of 2001

Chapter XVIII

Amendments to The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001

23. Amendment of Act 53 of 2001.-

In the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001,-

(a) in section 2,-

(i) clauses (d), (n) and (o) shall be omitted;

(ii) for clause (q), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

'(q) "prescribed" means,-

(i) in relation to proceedings before a High Court, prescribed by rules made by the High Court; and

(ii) in other cases, prescribed by rules made under this Act;';

(iii) clauses (y) and (z) shall be omitted;

(b) in section 44, the words "or the Tribunal" shall be omitted;

(c) in Chapter VIII, for the Chapter heading, the Chapter heading "APPEALS" shall be substituted;

(d) sections 54 and 55 shall be omitted;

(e) in section 56,-

(i) for the word "Tribunal", wherever it occurs, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;

(ii) sub-section (3) shall be omitted;

(f) in section 57,-

(i) for the word "Tribunal", wherever it occurs, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;

(ii) sub-section (5) shall be omitted;

(g) sections 58 and 59 shall be omitted;

(h) in section 89, the words "or the Tribunal" shall be omitted.