This document establishes the legal framework and specific regulatory criteria for the granting of plant breeders' rights regarding trees, shrubs, and woody climbers within the United Kingdom. The text serves as a formal statutory instrument, outlining the administrative requirements and intellectual property protections afforded to breeders of specific woody plant varieties. It functions as a regulatory mechanism to ensure compliance with national agricultural standards and international conventions on plant variety protection.

Legal professionals and agricultural policy analysts utilize this text as a primary source for understanding the historical development of intellectual property law in the UK horticultural sector. The prose is highly technical and adheres to strict legislative formatting conventions.