The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
30. Researcher's
Rights.-
Nothing contained in
this Act shall prevent-
a.
the
use of any variety registered under this Act by any person using such variety
for conducting experiment or research; and
b.
the
use of a variety by any person as an initial source of variety for the purpose
of creating other varieties: Provided that the authorisation of the breeder of
a registered variety is required where the repeated use of such variety as a
parental line is necessary for commercial production of such other newly developed
variety.