Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act,2001
Section 46. Framing of schemes, etc
(1) The Central Government shall, for the purposes of Section 41 and clause (d) of sub-section (2) of Section 45, frame, by notification in the Official Gazette, one or more schemes.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the scheme may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(a) the registration of the claims for the purposes of Section 41 under the scheme and all matters connected with such registration;
(b) the processing of such claims for securing their enforcement and matters connected therewith;
(c) the maintenance of records and registers in respect of such claims;
(d) the utilisation, by way of disbursal (including apportionment) or otherwise, of any amount received in satisfaction of such claims;
(e) the procedure for disposal or apportionment by the Authority in the event of dispute regarding such claims;
(f) the utilisation of benefit sharing for the purposes relating to breeding, discovery or development of varieties;
(g) the maintenance and audit of accounts with respect to the amounts referred to in clause (d).
