Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specification of Species and Groups) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 1025 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant variety Intellectual property rights/patents Planting material/seeds Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 8 May 1998. Abstract The Order specifies species and groups for the purposes of section 9(2) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (article 2 and the Schedule). Section 9(1) of the Act, which sets out the arrangements relating to farm saved seed, only applies to species and groups which have been specified for the purposes of section 9(2). Section 9 provides that plant breeders' rights shall not extend to the use by a farmer for propagating purposes in the field, on his own holding, of the product of the harvest which he Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Plant Varieties Act 1997. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Authorization/permit, Registration, Court/tribunal Source: FAO, FAOLEX