Section 10 - Amendment of Act 53 of 2001 - THE TRIBUNALS REFORMS (RATIONALISATION AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) ORDINANCE, 2021

CHAPTER IX AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND FARMERS RIGHTS ACT, 2001 Amendment of Act 53 of 2001. 10 . 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,- (A) in relation to proceedings before a High Court, prescribed by rules made by the High Court; and (B) 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 they occur, 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.