law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  96. Power of Central
  
  Government to make rules.-
  1.  The
  
  Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to
  
  carry out the provisions of this Act.
  2.  In
  
  particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,
  
  such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
   
  
   i.  
  
    the
  
  term of office of the Chairperson and the manner of filling the post under
  
  sub-section (6) of section 3;
   
  
  
  
   ii.  
  
    the
  
  salary and allowances of the Chairperson and his conditions of service in
  
  respect of leave, pension, provident fund and other matters and the allowances
  
  for non-official members for attending the meeting under sub-section (8) of
  
  section 3;
   
  
   iii.  
  
    the
  
  time and place of meetings of the Authority and the rules of procedure in
  
  regard to the transaction of business at its meetings [including the quorum at
  
  its meetings and the transaction of business of its Standing Committee
  
  appointed under sub section (7) of section 3] under sub-section (1) of section
  
  4;
   
  
   iv.  
  
    the
  
  control and restriction regarding appointment of the officers and other
  
  employees of the Authority and the method of such appointment, salary and
  
  allowances and other conditions of service under section 6;
   
  
   v.  
  
    the
  
  powers and duties of the Chairperson under section 7;
   
  
   vi.  
  
    the
  
  terms and conditions subject to which and the manner in which the measures
  
  referred to in sub-section (1) of section 8 may provide for the registration of
  
  new extant varieties under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of that section;
   
  
   vii.  
  
    the
  
  manner for arranging production and sale of the seed under clause (e) of
  
  sub-section (2) of section 8;
   
  
   viii.  
  
    the
  
  orders by the Authority of the Registrar as to costs under clause (b) of
  
  section 11;
   
  
   ix.  
  
    the
  
  salary and allowances of Registrar-General of Plant Varieties and the
  
  conditions of service in respect of his leave, pension, provident fund and
  
  other matters under sub-section (3) of section 12;
   
  
   x.  
  
    the
  
  matters to be included in the National Register of Plant Varieties under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 13;
   
  
   i.  
  
  
   
  
   ii.  
  
  
   
  
   iii.  
  
  
   
  
  
  
   iv.  
  
  
   
  
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   viii.  
  
  
   
  
   ix.  
  
  
   
  
   x.  
  
  
   
  
   xi.  
  
    the
  
  manner of authorising a person under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section
  
  16;
   
  
   xii.  
  
    the
  
  fees under clause (g) and the other particulars under clause (i) which shall
  
  accompany the application under sub-section (1) of section 18;
   
  
   xiii.  
  
    the
  
  form of application under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 18;
   
  
   xiv.  
  
    the
  
  period within which after making application a proof of the right to make the
  
  application is to be furnished under sub-section (3) of section 18;
   
  
   xv.  
  
    the
  
  fees to be deposited by the applicant under sub-section (2) of section 19;
   
  
   xvi.  
  
    the
  
  manner and method of conducting the tests under sub-section (3) of section 19;
   
  
   xvii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of advertising application, conditions or limitations and specifications
  
  of variety for registration including its photographs or drawings under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 21;
    xviii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of giving notice and the fees payable therefor under sub-section (2) of
  
  section 21;
   
  
   xix.  
  
    the
  
  manner of sending counter-statement under sub-section (4) of section 21;
   
  
   xx.  
  
    the
  
  manner of submitting evidence and the time within which such evidence may be
  
  submitted under sub-section (6) of section 21;
   
  
   xxi.  
  
    the
  
  documents and fees under sub-section (1) and the tests to be conducted and the
  
  procedure to be followed under sub-section (3) of section 23;
   
  
   xxii.  
  
    the
  
  form of a certificate of registration and the other authority to which a copy
  
  thereto shall be sent under sub-section (8) of section 23;
    xxiii.  
  
    the
  
  form of a certificate of registration and the other authority to which a copy
  
  thereto and the maximum time for issuing the certificate of registration under
  
  sub-section (2) of section 24;
    xxiv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of giving notice to the applicant under sub-section (3) of section 24;
   
  
   xxv.  
  
    the
  
  fees for review and renewal under sub-section (6) of section 24;
    xxvi.  
  
    the
  
  contents of the certificate and the manner of publishing such contents and
  
  inviting claim of benefits sharing under sub-section (1) of section 26;
    xxvii.  
  
    the
  
  form for submitting claims of benefit sharing and the fees to be accompanied
  
  therewith under sub-section (2) of section 26;
    xxviii.  
  
    the
  
  manner in which and the time within which opposition to claims shall be
  
  submitted under sub-section (3) of section 26;
    xxix.  
  
    the
  
  manner of making reference under sub-section (7) of section 26;
   
  
   xxx.  
  
    the
  
  manner of making an application for registration for title and the fees to be
  
  accompanied therewith under sub-section (4) of section 28;
   
  
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   xxviii.  
  
  
   
  
   xxix.  
  
  
  
  
   
  
   xxx.  
  
  
    xxxi.  
  
    the
  
  manner of referring the disputes regarding registration of entitlement under
  
  the proviso to sub-section (4) of section 28;
    xxxii.  
  
    the
  
  manner to enter into a certificate the brief conditions of entitlement under
  
  sub-section (5) of section 28;
    xxxiii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of making an application for varying the terms of registration under
  
  clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 28;
    xxxiv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of making an application by the registered breeder and certain other for
  
  cancellation of terms of registration under clause (b) of sub-section (9) of
  
  section 28;
    xxxv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of application by any person other than the breeder, his successor, the
  
  registered agent or the registered licensee for cancellation of terms of
  
  registration under clause (c) of sub-section (9) of section 28;
    xxxvi.  
  
    the
  
  manner of application for cancellation of the terms of registration under
  
  clause (d) of sub-section (9) of section 28;
    xxxvii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of application for cancellation of the terms of registration under
  
  clause (e) of sub-section (9) of section 28;
    xxxviii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of issuing notice to the registered breeder of a variety or his
  
  successor or to each registered agent or registered licensee (not being the
  
  applicant) under sub-section (10) of section 28;
    xxxix.  
  
    the
  
  manner of giving notice to the Registrar under sub-section (1) of section 33;
   
  
   xl.  
  
    the
  
  manner of notifying to the registered agent or registered licensee under
  
  sub-section (2) of section 33;
   
  
   xli.  
  
    the
  
  period within which the notice of opposition under sub-section (3) of section
  
  33 may be given;
   
  
   xlii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of making application under section 34;
   
  
   xliii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of depositing fee under sub-section (2) of section 35;
   
  
   xliv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of making application under sub-section (1) of section 36;
   
  
   xlv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of applying to the Registrar under sub-section (2) of section 36;
   
  
   xlvi.  
  
    the
  
  manner of giving notice under sub-section (4) of section 36;
    xlvii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of application under sub-section (1) of section 37;
    xlviii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of making application under sub-section (2) of section 37;
   
  
   xlix.  
  
    the
  
  manner to apply to the Registrar under sub-section (1) of section 38;
   
  
   l.  
  
    the
  
  manner of advertising application and to give notice to the Registrar, and the
  
  time from the date of the advertisement within which a person may give such
  
  notice under sub-section (2) of section 38;
   
  
   li.  
  
    the
  
  manner of advertising the denomination of the variety under sub-section (3) of
  
  section 38;
   
  
   lii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of recognition and reward from Gene Fund under clause (iii) of
  
  sub-section (1) of section 39;
   
  
   liii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of claiming compensation and filing of opposition under sub-section (2)
  
  of section 39;
   
  
   liv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of issuing notice and filing objection under sub-section (3) of section
  
  41;
   
  
   lv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of receiving benefit sharing under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of
  
  section 45;
   
  
   lvi.  
  
    the
  
  manner of applying Gene Fund under sub-section (2) of section 45;
   
  
   lvii.  
  
    the
  
  particulars to be contained in the application under sub-section (2) of section
  
  47;
   
  
  
  
   lviii.  
  
    the
  
  authority and the manner in which such authority shall make available to the
  
  compulsory licensee the reproduction material of the variety under section 50;
   
  
   lix.  
  
    the
  
  form for making application under sub-section (1) of section 52;
   
  
   lx.  
  
    the
  
  period within which an appeal shall be preferred under sub-section (1) of
  
  section 56;
   
  
   lxi.  
  
    the
  
  form of petition and the particulars which such petition shall contain under
  
  sub-section (2) of section 56;
   
  
   lxii.  
  
    the
  
  form for preparing annual statement of accounts under sub-section (1) of
  
  section 62;
   
  
   lxiii.  
  
    the
  
  financial and administrative powers which the Chairperson shall exercise under
  
  section 63;
   
  
   lxiv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of using the denomination of a variety under sub-section (1) of section
  
  
  
  68;
   
  
   lxv.  
  
    the
  
  manner of authorising registered agent or registered licensee under section 81;
  
  
  
  
   
  
   lxvi.  
  
    the
  
  manner of issuing certified copy of content of Register or any other document,
  
  under section 83;
    lxvii.  
  
    the
  
  fees payable for obtaining a certified copy of, or to inspect, any entry in the
  
  Register or any other document under section 84;
    lxviii.  
  
  
  
    any
  
  other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which this
  
  Act makes no provision or makes insufficient provision and provision is, in the
  
  opinion of the Central Government, necessary for the proper implementation of
  
  this Act.