PUBLIC LAW 96-574—DEC. 22, 1980
94 STAT. 3351
"Sec. 84. Correction of Plant Variety Protection Office mistake. 7 USC 2484 "Whenever a mistake in a certificate of plant variety protection incurred through the fault of the Plant Variety Protection Office is clearly disclosed by the records of the Office, the Secretary may issue, without charge, a corrected certificate of plant variety protection, stating the fact and nature of such mistake. Such certificate of plant variety protection shall have the same effect and operation in law as if the same had been originally issued in such corrected form.". SEC. 16. Section 85 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2485) is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 85. Correction of applicant's mistake. "Whenever a mistake of a clerical or typographical nature, or of minor character, or in the description of the variety, which was not the fault of the Plant Variety Protection Office, appears in a certificate of plant variety protection and a showing has been made that such mistake occurred in good faith, the Secretary may, upon payment of the required fee, issue a corrected certificate if the correction could have been made before the certificate issued. Such certificate of plant variety protection shall have the same effect and operation in law as if the same had been originally issued in such corrected form.". SEC. 17. Section 91(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2501(b)) is amended by striking out "specification" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "description". SEC. 18. Section 93(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2503(a)) is amended by striking out "Specifications" and inserting in lieu thereof "description". SEC. 19. (a) Section 111(5) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2541(5)) is amended by striking out "propagation prohibited" and inserting in lieu thereof " 'Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited' or 'Unauthorized Seed Multiplication Prohibited'". (b) Section 127 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2567) is amended by striking out "the words 'Propagation Prohibited'" and inserting in lieu thereof "either the words 'Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited' or the words 'Unauthorized Seed Multiplication Prohibited'".
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