2112 No. 53 Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) 2012 (b) harvested material, including entire plants and parts of plants, and (c) any product made directly from the harvested material. 19. Section 22 of the principal Act is amended— Amendment of section 21 of Cap. 326. (a) in subsection (1) by deleting all the words appearing immediately after the word "varieties", (b) in Subsection (2) by deleting the words "authorized officer" and substituting therefor the word "Service". Amendment of section 23 of Cap. 326. Repeal of Section 27 of Cap. 326. Insertion of new section in Cap 326. 20. Section 23 of the principal Act is amended by deleting sub section (4). 21. The principal Act is amended by deleting section 27. 22. The principal Act is amended by inserting the following new section immediately after section 27— Establishment of National Plant Genetic Resources Centre. 27A. (1) There is established a National Plant Genetic Resources Centre which shall be responsible for the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant biodiversity in Kenya. (2) The functions of the National Plant Genetic Resources Centre shall be to— (a) protect the ownership of indigenous seeds and plant varieties, their genetic and diverse characteristics, associated indigenous knowledge and its use by thes,communities of Kenya;