Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 1024 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 Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 8 May 1998. Abstract Section 14(2) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 provides that, in infringement proceedings, certain presumptions apply in respect of harvested material which is the subject of an information notice if the information requested in the notice is not provided within a prescribed period. The presumptions are that the material was obtained through unauthorized use of propagating material and that the holder of plant breeders' rights in the material did not have a reasonable opportunity before the mater 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 Implemented by Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) (Extension to European Community Plant Variety Rights) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 1023 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) (Extension to European Community Plant Variety Rights) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 1023 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX