law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  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; and
  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.