Formal examination of application

(1) The Registrar shall examine the application to determine whether it and its supporting documents fulfil the requirements for applications under this Act and whether the required amount of propagating material has been submitted on the due date and at the proper place. (2) Where any of the requirements referred to in subsection (1) of this section, have not been complied with, the Registrar shall reject the application for the grant of a breeder’s right, unless the Registrar grants to the applicant a further period to complete the application or to submit the propagating material, but no such further period may be granted which will expire later than three months after the application date or the date fixed for submission of the material, as the case may be. Protection of New Plant Varieties [CAP. 25527