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The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 45. Gene Fund.- 1. The Central Government shall constitute a Fund to be called the National Gene Fund and there shall be credited thereto- a. the benefit sharing received in the prescribed manner from the breeder of a variety or an essentially derived variety registered under this Act, or propagating material of such variety or essentially derived variety, as the case may be; b. the annual fee payable to the Authority by way of royalty under sub-section (1) of section 35; c. the compensation deposited in the Gene Fund under sub-section (4) of section 41; (d) the contribution from any national and international organisation and other sources; 1. 2. The Gene Fund shall, in the prescribed manner, be applied for meeting- a. any amount to be paid by way of benefit sharing under sub-section (5) of section 26; b. the compensation payable under sub-section (3) of section 41; c. the expenditure for supporting the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources including in-situ and ex-situ collections and for strengthening the capability of the Panchayat in carrying out such conservation and sustainable use; d. the expenditure of the schemes relating to benefit sharing framed under section 46.    |
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