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Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Chapter X

Title: Infringement, Offences, Penalties and Procedure

State: Central

Year: 2001

.....74 - No offence in certain cases The provisions of this Act relating to offences shall be subject to the right created as recognised by this Act and no act or omission shall be deemed to be an offence under the provisions of this Act if such act or omission is permissible under this Act. Section 75 - Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business Where a person accused of an offence under this Act proves that in the ordinary course of his employment, he has acted without any intention to commit the offence and having taken all reasonable precautions against committing the offence charged, he had, at the time of the commission of the alleged offence, no reason to suspect the genuineness of the act so charged as an offence and on demand made by or on behalf of the prosecutor, he gave all the information in his possession with respect to the persons on whose behalf the offence was committed, he shall be acquitted. Section 76 - Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused (1) Where the offence charged under this Act is in relation to a variety or its propagating material or essentially derived variety or its propagating.....

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Section 69

Title: Meaning Falsely Applying Denominating of (25 of 1961) Registered Variety

State: Central

Year: 2001

(1) A person shall be deemed to falsely apply the denomination of a variety registered under this Act who, without the assent of the breeder of such variety,-- (a) applies such denomination or a deceptively similar denomination to any variety or any package containing such variety; (b) uses any package bearing a denomination which is identical with or deceptively similar to the denomination of such variety registered under this Act, for the purpose of packing, filling or wrapping therein any variety other than such variety registered under this Act. (2) Any denomination of a variety registered under this Act falsely applied as mentioned in sub-section (1), is in this Act referred to as false denomination. (3) In any prosecution for falsely applying a denomination of a variety registered under this Act the burden of proving the assent of the breeder of such variety shall lie on the accused.

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Section 70

Title: Penalty for Applying False Denomination, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 2001

(1) Any person who-- (a) applies any false denomination to a variety; or (b) indicates the false name of a country or place or false name and address of (he breeder of a variety registered under this Act in the course of trading such variety, shall, unless he proves that he acted, without intent to defraud, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to two years, or with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.

The Punjab State Commission for Women Act, 2001 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 2001

.....either of the Government or of the Commission, in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules or orders made thereunder. Protection of acts done in good faith. (15) (1) Any voluntary organization for women within the State, may seek registration with the Commission for the purposes of this Act. The Commission may, after satisfying itself in the manner as it may deem fit about the importance and role of such organization in the society, include the name of such organization in its register. Registration of voluntary organizations and seeking their assistance. (2) The Commission may, in consultation with the voluntary organizations, evolve norms and standards on the basis of which registration of voluntary organization is to be made. (3) The Commission shall maintain a register of voluntary organization referred to in sub-section (1). (4) In discharge of its functions, the Commission may seek the assistance of any voluntary organization within the State, more particularly, the women's organizations. (5) A list of such.....

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Section 71

Title: Penalty for Selling Varieties to Which False Denomination is Applied, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 2001

.....in which such variety was made or produced or the name and address of the breeder of such variety registered under this Act has been falsely made, shall, unless he proves-- (a) that having taken all reasonable precautions against committing an offence against this section, he had at the time of commission of the alleged offence no reason to suspect the genuineness of the denomination of such variety or that any offence had been committed in respect of indication of the country or place in which such variety registered under this Act, was made or produced or the name and address of the breeder of such variety; (b) that, on demand by or on behalf of the prosecutor, he gave all the information in his possession with respect to the person from whom he obtained such variety; or (c) that otherwise he had acted innocently, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years, or with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Section 16

Title: Persons Who May Make Application

State: Central

Year: 2001

(1) An application for registration under section 14 shall be made by-- (a) any person claiming to be the breeder of the variety; or (b) any successor of the breeder of the variety; or (c) any person being the assignee of the breeder of the variety in respect of the right to make such application; or (d) any farmer or group of farmers or community of farmers claiming to be the breeder of the variety; or (e) any person authorised in the prescribed manner by a person specified under clauses (a) to (d) to make application on his behalf; or (f) any university or publicly funded agricultural institution claiming to be the breeder of the variety. (2) An application under sub-section (1) may be made by any of the persons referred to therein individually or jointly with any other person.

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Section 75

Title: Exemption of Certain Persons Employed in Ordinary Course of Business

State: Central

Year: 2001

Where a person accused of an offence under this Act proves that in the ordinary course of his employment, he has acted without any intention to commit the offence and having taken all reasonable precautions against committing the offence charged, he had, at the time of the commission of the alleged offence, no reason to suspect the genuineness of the act so charged as an offence and on demand made by or on behalf of the prosecutor, he gave all the information in his possession with respect to the persons on whose behalf the offence was committed, he shall be acquitted.

Karnataka Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Health of Non-smokers Act, 2001 Section 7

Title: Removal of a Person from the Place of an Offence

State: Karnataka

Year: 2001

Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 3 and who is being asked by an authorised officer or a Police Officer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector of Police to desist from smoking persists, shall be liable to be removed from the place of the offence. A person removed from the show house, auditoria, amusement centre or a Public Service Vehicle shall not be entitled to refund of any payment made by him for journey or for admission to the demonstration, exhibition, assembly or meeting or to any other compensation.

Karnataka Rent Control Act, 2001 Section 28

Title: Right to Recover Immediate Possession of Premises to Accrue to Certain Persons

State: Karnataka

Year: 2001

.....it shall be lawful for such landlord to indicate the premises, possession of which he intends to recover. Explanation.- For the purpose of this section and sections 29, 30 and 31 immediate possession shall mean possession recoverable on the expiry of sixty days from the date of order of eviction. (2) Where the landlord exercises the right of recovery conferred on him by sub-section (1), or sections 27, 29, 30 or 31 and he had received,- (a) any rent in advance from the tenant, he shall, within a period of ninety days from the date of recovery of possession of the premises by him, refund to the tenant such amount as represents the rent payable for the unexpired portion of the lease ; (b) any other payment, he shall, within the period aforesaid, refund to the tenant a sum which shall bear the same proportion to the total amount so received, as the unexpired portion of the contract or agreement, lease bears to the total period of contract or agreement or lease: Provided that, if any default is made in making any refund as aforesaid, the landlord shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of twelve per cent, per annum on the amount which he has omitted or failed.....

Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 2001 Section 28

Title: Certain Persons Not to Be Eligible for Benefits

State: Central

Year: 2001

No senior advocate, or a person in receipt of pension from the Central Government or a State Government, shall be entitled to ex gratia grant under section 19 or payment of amount on his cessation of practice under section 21 or any benefit under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c) of section 24.