law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  Chapter V Surrender
  
  and Revocation of Certificate and Rectification and Correction of Register
  33. Surrender of
  
  certificate of registration.-
  1.  A
  
  breeder of a variety registered under this Act may, at any time by giving
  
  notice in the prescribed manner to the Registrar, offer to surrender his
  
  certificate of registration.
  2.  Where
  
  such an offer is made, the Registrar shall notify in the prescribed manner
  
  every registered agent or registered licensee relating to such certificate.
  3.  Any
  
  of such agent or licensee may, within the prescribed period after such
  
  notification, give notice to the Registrar of his opposition to the surrender
  
  and where any such notice is given, the Registrar shall intimate the contents
  
  of such notice to t e breeder of such variety.
  4.    If
  
  the Registrar is satisfied after hearing the applicant and all the opponents,
  
  if desirous of being heard, that the certificate of registration may properly
  
  be surrendered, he may accept the offer and by order revoke the certificate of
  
  registration