Plant Variety and Seeds (Amendment) Regulations, 2021

This provision says the Regulations are made under powers in the Plant Variety and Seeds Act, may be cited as the Plant Variety and Seeds (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, and begin on 1 January 2022.

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Instrument: Statutory instrument
Citation: SI 109 of 2021
Version: 31 Dec 2021
Language: en
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agriculture business licensing certificates certification cultivation fees flowers inspection regulatory commencement reporting seed licensing seed registration seed testing seedlots statutory citation testing training costs training materials

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This provision says the Regulations are made under powers in the Plant Variety and Seeds Act, may be cited as the Plant Variety and Seeds (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, and begin on 1 January 2022. The principal Regulations’ Seventh Schedule is revoked and replaced with the Schedule in the Appendix. This provision names a Seed Seller’s Licence and lists three licence categories: wholesale and retail, wholesale, and retail. This section lists several seed-related licences and a heading for testing of seeds. Section 13 lists fee amounts for flowers, including amounts per hectare and per annum.

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Section 1
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision says the Regulations are made under powers in the Plant Variety and Seeds Act, may be cited as the Plant Variety and Seeds (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, and begin on 1 January 2022.

1. IN EXERCISE of the powers contained in sections 35 and 84 of the Plant Variety and Seeds Act, the following Regulations are made: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Variety and Seeds (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, and shall be read as one with the Plant Variety and Seeds Regulations, 2018, in these Regulations referred to as the principal Regulations. (2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st January, 2022.
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The principal Regulations are amended by the revocation
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AI-assisted research summary: The principal Regulations’ Seventh Schedule is revoked and replaced with the Schedule in the Appendix.

2. The principal Regulations are amended by the revocation of the Seventh Schedule and the substitution therefor of the Schedule set out in the Appendix. Title and Commence- ment S.I. No. 23 of 2018 Revocation and replacement of Seventh Schedule Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O.Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka Price K8.00 each 790 Statutory Instruments 31st December, 2021 APPENDIX (Regulation 2) SEVENTH SCHEDULE (Regulations 48) PRESCRIPTION FEES A. REGISTRATION AS SEED GROWER

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Seed Seller’s Licence
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision names a Seed Seller’s Licence and lists three licence categories: wholesale and retail, wholesale, and retail.

1. Seed Seller’s Licence (a) Wholesale and Retail (b) Wholesale (c) Retail
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Other Licenses
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AI-assisted research summary: This section lists several seed-related licences and a heading for testing of seeds.

2. Other Licenses (a) Seed Inspector’s Licence (b) Seed Analyst’s Licence (c) Seed Sampler’s Licence (d) Seed Certifying Agency Licence (e) Seed Processing Licence (f) Seed Importers Licence (g) Seed Testing License C. TESTING OF SEEDS Species Purity
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Flowers
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 13 lists fee amounts for flowers, including amounts per hectare and per annum.

13. Flowers 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 Fee Units 1,200 per hectare 900 per hectare 650 per hectare 200 per hectare 25% more on original fee 1,050 per annum 967 per annum
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33 per annum
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AI-assisted research summary: This fragment lists several annual amounts and a heading for variety testing and registration, but it does not clearly state a rule.

533.33 per annum 700 per annum 700 per annum 700 per annum 17,000 per annum 3333.33 per annum 3,500 per annum 3333.33 per annum Germination by number Weed determination Moisture Content 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 31st December, 2021 Statutory Instruments 791 D. VARIETY TESTING AND REGISTRATION
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Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability test
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 3 is titled “Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability test.”

3. Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability test
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National variety release trials
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AI-assisted research summary: Section heading: National variety release trials; mentions US Dollars.

4. National variety release trials. US Dollars
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Section 7
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AI-assisted research summary: The provision appears to set a fee of 50.00 per seedlot per site, per annum, for a DUS-related report.

7. Purchase of Value for Cultivation and Use Report Purchase of Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) Report annum . 50.00 per seedlot per site
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00 per variety
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision states an amount of 50.00 per variety.

50.00 per variety E. MISCELLANEOUS TESTS
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Section 1
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AI-assisted research summary: Seed health test categories listed: mycological, bacteriological, and virological.

1. . . . Seed Health Test (a) Mycological (b) Bacteriological (c) Virological
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Other
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision lists items and fee-like amounts for tuber control, tetrazolium test, tobacco blowing, and certificates.

9. Other Tuber control Tetrazolium Test Tobacco blowing Fee Units 1,000 1,000 1,000 3,500 700 per lot 1,000 300 300 300 400 per Kg 1,000 F. CERTIFICATES
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Section 3
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision lists fees for seed certificates, import permits, and training/inspection, with different amounts for foreign nationals and Zambians.

3. ISTA-Orange International Seedlot Certificate ISTA-Blue International Seed Sample Certificate Seed Import Permit (a) Vegetables (b) Other crops . . . G. TRAINING AND INSPECTION 1,500 1,500 500 500 Foreign National (US$) Zambian (US$)
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Attachment to
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision states that section 1 is attached to three listed sections.

1. Attachment to— (a) Official Seed Testing Station (b) Seed Systems and Inspections Section (c) Variety Testing, Registration and Protection Section
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Training material
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AI-assisted research summary: This training material schedule lists fees for books, booklets, and other bound lecture material.

2. Training material (a) Books (b) Booklets (c) Other bound lecture material .50 per day .50 per day 50 per day .55 per copy . 7 per copy . 5 per copy . . . . . 20 per day 20 per day 20 per day 25 per copy 5 per copy 5 per copy 792 Statutory Instruments 31st December, 2021 Foreign National (US$) Zambian (US$)
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Section 4
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision lists fees, including an inspection fee for a seed testing laboratory and an appeal fee.

4. Inspection of seed testing laboratory USD 2,000 or the Kwacha equivalent Per inspection USD 1,000 or the 0Kwacha equivalent Per inspection H.APPEAL . . . .18,000 Notes
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The charges for ISTA certificates are in addition to the fees for seed testing
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AI-assisted research summary: Charges for ISTA certificates are added on top of seed testing fees.

1. The charges for ISTA certificates are in addition to the fees for seed testing.
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Double the normal fees shall be charged for the tests required to be done immediately and
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AI-assisted research summary: Double the normal fees apply to tests that must be done immediately and outside the normal sequence.

2. Double the normal fees shall be charged for the tests required to be done immediately and not in the normal sequence.
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Fees for seed testing are charged per test
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AI-assisted research summary: Fees for seed testing are charged for each test.

3. Fees for seed testing are charged per test.
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Training costs do not include cost of training materials, board and lodging
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AI-assisted research summary: Training costs do not include the cost of training materials, board and lodging.

4. Training costs do not include cost of training materials, board and lodging. LUSAKA 31st December, 2021 R.R.P. MTOLO, Minister of Agriculture

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