Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Rights Act, 20… — AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999

Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Rights Act, 2001 (53 of 2001).

5. Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Rights Act, 2001 (53 of 2001). __________ STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The Government of India began the process of rationalisation of tribunals in 2015. By the Finance Act, 2017, seven tribunals were abolished or merged based on functional similarity and their total number was reduced from 26 to 19. The rationale followed in the first phase was to close down tribunals which were not necessary and merge tribunals with similar functions.

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