Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division: Registered Files, Protection of Plant Varieties (PVA Series)

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Reference: MAF 405
Title: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division: Registered Files, Protection of Plant Varieties (PVA Series)
Description:

This series contains records concerning the policy and regulations regarding protection granted to plant breeders, in the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, under which a system of Plant Breeders' Rights Schemes were introduced.
Date: 1958-2009
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division, 1965-1989
Physical description: 108 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1998 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Accumulation dates: 1964
Accruals: Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Plant Breeder's Rights Schemes granted breeders of new varieties exclusive rights to propogate them, or to authorise others to do so.

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