The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
19. Test to be
conducted.-
1. Every
applicant shall, along with the application for registration made under this
Act, make available to the Registrar such quantity of seed of a variety for
registration of which such application is made, for the purpose o conducting
tests to evaluate whether seed of such variety along with parental material
conform to the standards as may be specified by regulations: Provided that the
Registrar or any person or test centre to whom such seed has been sent for
conducting test shall keep such seed during his or its possession in such
manner and in such condition that its viability and quality shall remain
unaltered.
2. The
applicant shall deposit such fee as may be prescribed for conducting tests
referred to in sub-section (1).
3. the
tests referred to in sub-section (1) shall be conducted in such manner and by
such method as may be prescribed.