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Orders of the Day — Plant Varieties and Seeds [Money]

– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 January 1964.

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[Queen's Recommendation signified]

Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 88 (Money Committees).

[Sir WILLIAM ANSTRUTHER-GRAY in the Chair]

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for the granting of proprietary rights to persons who breed or discover plant varieties, it is expedient to authorise—

  1. (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
    1. (a) the remuneration and allowances of the members of any tribunal or other body established under the said Act and of any officers or servants appointed under the said Act;
    2. (b) the expenses of any body established or officer appointed under the said Act, including any fees paid by any such body or officer to any other person in respect of that person's services and any grants so paid towards the expenses of any other person in maintaining any reference collection of plant material;
    3. (c) any expenses incurred by any Minister in the execution of the said Act;
    4. (d) any increase attributable to the said Act in the sums payable under any other enactment out of moneys so provided;
  2. (2) any payments into the Exchequer.—[Mr. Soames.]

Resolution to be reported.

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