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Greenfield Seeds Ltd. in Pune wants to file an application for registration of a new rice variety. It asks who heads the Plant Varieties Registry that handles registrations. Under the Act, who appoints the Registrar-General of Plant Varieties?

The Authority appoints the Registrar-General of Plant Varieties. The Central Government only establishes the Plant Varieties Registry, while the Act gives the power to appoint the Registrar-General, on prescribed service conditions, to the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority.

  1. AThe Central Government
  2. BThe AuthorityCorrect
  3. CThe Chairperson alone, by an executive order
  4. DThe Registrar of the nearest branch office

Explanation

Section 12(3) says the Authority shall appoint a Registrar-General of Plant Varieties. The Central Government establishes the Registry under section 12(1), but it does not make this appointment. A branch-office Registrar works under the Registrar-General, so cannot appoint that officer.

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