Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.7ARelationship with International food and agriculture treaty
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sec.7A Relationship with International food and agriculture treaty
This section applies to a person taking or using a plant if— the plant is listed in the International food and agriculture treaty, Annex 1; and the taking or using involves biodiscovery or using traditional knowledge for biodiscovery. The person is exempt from the requirements of this Act to the extent the plant is taken or used— for a food or agriculture purpose; and in a way that is consistent with the International food and agriculture treaty. In this section— International food and agriculture treaty means the agreement— called the ‘International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture’; and adopted at the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 3 November 2001; and entered into force on 29 June 2004. s 7A ins 2020 No. 27 s 8 (sec.7A-ssec.1) This section applies to a person taking or using a plant if— the plant is listed in the International food and agriculture treaty, Annex 1; and the taking or using involves biodiscovery or using traditional knowledge for biodiscovery. (sec.7A-ssec.2) The person is exempt from the requirements of this Act to the extent the plant is taken or used— for a food or agriculture purpose; and in a way that is consistent with the International food and agriculture treaty. (sec.7A-ssec.3) In this section— International food and agriculture treaty means the agreement— called the ‘International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture’; and adopted at the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 3 November 2001; and entered into force on 29 June 2004.
- (a) the plant is listed in the International food and agriculture treaty, Annex 1; and
- (b) the taking or using involves biodiscovery or using traditional knowledge for biodiscovery.
- (a) for a food or agriculture purpose; and
- (b) in a way that is consistent with the International food and agriculture treaty.
- (a) called the ‘International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture’; and
- (b) adopted at the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 3 November 2001; and
- (c) entered into force on 29 June 2004.