law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  35. Payment of annual
  
  fees and forfeiture of registration in default thereof.-
  1.  The
  
  Authority may, with the prior approval of the Central Government, by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette, impose a fee to be paid annually, by
  
  every breeder of a variety, agent and licensee thereof registered under this
  
  Act determined on the basis of benefit or royalty gained by such breeder, agent
  
  or licensee, as the case may be, in respect of the variety, for the retention
  
  of their registration under this Act.
  2.  If
  
  any breeder, agent or licensee fails to deposit the fee referred to in
  
  sub-section (1) imposed upon him under that sub-section in the prescribed
  
  manner up to two consecutive years, the Authority shall issue notice to such
  
  breeder, agent or license and on service of such notice if he fails to comply
  
  with the direction in the notice, the Authority shall declare all the
  
  protection admissible under the registration certificate issued to such breeder
  
  or agent or licensee forfeited.
  3.  The
  
  arrears of fee imposed under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be the arrears
  
  of land revenue and shall be recoverable accordingly.