Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 No 5 (as at 01 November 2009), Public Act

7 Withdrawal or lapse of applications
  • (1) Any application may be withdrawn by the applicant at any time before a grant is made in respect of it.

    (2) The withdrawal of an application shall not affect the liability of the applicant for any fees that may have become payable up to the date of that withdrawal.

    (3) If any information or material required to be given to the Commissioner under subsection (2) or subsection (3) of section 5 is not supplied within the prescribed period, the application concerned shall lapse upon the expiration of that period.

    Compare: 1973 No 37 s 13(2)