THE PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND FARMERS’ RIGHTS ACT, 2001 · DURATION AND EFFECT OF REGISTRATION AND BENEFIT SHARING
Section 30 — Researcher’s rights
Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent—
(a)the use of any variety registered under this Act by any person using such variety for conducting experiment or research; or
(b)the use of a variety by any person as an initial source of variety for the purpose of creating other varieties:
Provided that the authorisation of the breeder of a registered variety is required where the repeated use of such variety as a parental line is necessary for commercial production of such other newly developed variety.