The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
46. Framing schemes,
etc.-
1. The
Central Government shall, for the purposes of section 41 and clause (d) of
sub-section (2) of section 45, frame, by notification in the Official Gazette,
one or more schemes.
2. In
particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of
sub-section (1), the scheme may provide for all or any of the following
matters, namely:-
a. the registration of
the claims for the purposes of section 41 under the scheme and all matters
connected with such registration;
b. the processing of
such claims for securing their enforcement and matters connected therewith;
c. the maintenance of
records and registers in respect of such claims;
d. the utilisation, by
way of disbursal (including apportionment) or otherwise, of any amounts
received in satisfaction of such claims;
e. the procedure for
disbursal or apportionment by the Authority in the event of dispute regarding
such claims;
f. the utilisation of
benefit sharing for the purposes relating to breeding, discovery or development
of varieties;
g. the maintenance and
audit of accounts with respect to the amounts referred to in clause (d).