law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  29. Exclusion of
  
  certain varieties.-
  1.  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this Act, no registration of a variety shall be made
  
  under this Act in cases where prevention of commercial exploitation of or
  
  human, animal and plant life and health or to avoid serious prejudice to the
  
  environment. such variety is necessary to protect public order or public
  
  morality
  2.  The
  
  Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the
  
  genera or species for the purposes of registration of varieties other than
  
  extant varieties and farmers' varieties under this Act.
  3.  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (2) and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section
  
  15, no variety of any genera or species which involves any technology which is
  
  injurious to the life or health of human beings, animals or plants shall be
  
  registered under this Act. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section,
  
  the expression "any technology" includes genetic use restriction
  
  technology and terminator technology.
  4.    The
  
  Central Government shall not delete any genera or species from the list of
  
  genera or species specified in a notification issued under sub-section (2)
  
  except in the public interest. (5) Any variety belonging to the genera or
  
  species excluded under sub-section (4) shall not be eligible for any protection
  
  under this Act.