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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Varieties Rights Office and Seeds...

Catalogue reference: MAF 401

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MAF 401

This series contains records of the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division relating to the control of registered plant names and the conduct of statutory performance trials on plants under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and the...

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MAF 401

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Varieties Rights Office and Seeds Division: Registered Files, Statutory Performance Trials and the Plant Variety Classification Index (AFA Series)
Date

1964-1973

Description

This series contains records of the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division relating to the control of registered plant names and the conduct of statutory performance trials on plants under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and the Plant Varieties (Index) Regulations 1965.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Former file reference

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

AFA file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division, 1965-1989
Physical description

14 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2000 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Accumulation dates

1966

Accruals

Occasional further accruals are expected into this series.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10801/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Varieties Rights Office and Seeds Division: Registered Files, Statutory Performance Trials and the Plant Variety Classification Index (AFA Series)