National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds (Registration, etc.) Act. Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 1987 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to introduce a register for the certification, registration and release of national crop varieties and livestock breeds and other matters related thereto. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural development Policy/planning Animal reproduction Genetic resources Plant production Plant variety Planting material/seeds Registration Institution Biodiversity Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Alien species International trade Offences/penalties Basic legislation Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act establishes the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds Register and provides for the insertion in the Register of the names of old and new crop varieties and livestock breeds in Nigeria. The Act also establishes the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds Registration and Release Committee, which shall be charged with the general responsibility for crop varieties and livestock breed validation, registration, naming and release in Nigeria. The Committee shall, among other things: (a) receive and process applications for registration, naming and release of old and new crop varieties and livestock breeds; (b) officially release the list of superior crop varieties and livestock breeds recommended by any sub-committee established for that purpose; (c) approve names for new crop varieties and breeds of livestock certified as new or distinct; (d) render essential information on the released varieties of crops and livestock breeds; (e) monitor the effect of the importation of exotic plants and animals on local species in Nigeria; (f) ensure the maintenance of the National Register for all crop varieties and livestock breeds; (g) organise, in collaboration with the Genetic Resources Unit of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, the maintenance and storage of posterity and germplasm of the registered crop varieties and livestock breeds; (h) ensure that the importation of any crop variety or livestock breed into Nigeria which are required for general distribution; and (i) formulate policies on matters concerning the validation, registration, naming and release of new crop varieties and livestock breeds which are either introduced or developed in Nigeria. Full text English Website www.placng.org References - Legislation Amended by National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds (Registration, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2016. Legislation | Nigeria | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural development, Offences/penalties, Animal reproduction, Genetic resources, Plant production, Plant variety Source: FAO, FAOLEX