Application

(1) An applicant for the protection of a variety shall file an application with the Registrar in the prescribed form. (2) The application form shall be accompanied by the technical questionnaire in the prescribed form for the relevant genus or species, which shall be completed by the applicant to the best of his knowledge. Protection of New Plant Varieties [CAP. 25521 (3) At the request of the Registrar, the applicant shall, on the date and at the place fixed by the Registrar, submit the amount of propagating material determined by the Registrar. (4) Every application received by the Registrar and completed in accordance with this section shall, along with the date of filing, the name and address of the applicant and the original breeder, the variety denomination proposed under section 32 of this Act and the main characteristics of the variety as indicated in the application, be published in a periodical. (5) The application shall be accompanied by the application fee prescribed. (6) The refusal or withdrawal of an application shall also be published in a periodical.