law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  50. Duration of
  
  compulsory licence.-
  The Authority shall
  
  determine the duration of the compulsory licences granted under this Chapter
  
  and such duration may vary from case to case keeping in view the gestation
  
  periods and other relevant factors but in any case it shall not exceed the
  
  total remaining period of the protection of that variety and when a compulsory
  
  licence is granted the prescribed authority shall, in the prescribed manner
  
  make available to the licensee of such compulsory licence, the reproductive
  
  material of the variety relating to such compulsory licence stored in the
  
  National Gene Bank or any other centre.