Plant Variety Protection Act. Country/Territory Uganda Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the promotion of development of new plant varieties and their protection as a means of enhancing breeders innovations and rewards through granting of plant breeders rights and for other related matters. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant production Plant variety Access and benefit-sharing Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Planting material/seeds Inspection Certification Institution Genetic resources Royalties/fees Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Registration Offences/penalties PIC-prior informed consent Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Act makes provision with respect to protection of plant varieties and plant breeders' rights, the improvement of plant varieties, the promotion of fair and equal sharing of benefits arising from the use of plant varieties, knowledge and technologies, and related matters. It applies to- (a) plant varieties under both in situ and ex situ conditions; (b) derivatives of the plant varieties; (c) plant breeders; and (d) export of seeds of plant varieties. It does not affect the traditional method of access, use or exchange of knowledge, technologies and plant varieties by local and between local communities and the sharing of benefits based upon the customary practices of the local communities. Full text English Website www.ulii.org