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Registered Designs (Amendment) Act, 2010

agency sealcourt evidencestatutory amendment

Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 5 provisions
Citation: Act 8 of 2010
Dates: Undated source snapshot

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“This provision amends the principal Act by repealing section 5 and replacing it with new text.”

This provision amends the principal Act by repealing section 5 and replacing it with new text. The Agency’s seal must be used for this Act, and earlier seal impressions are treated as the Agency’s seal when the Act commences. This section amends section 56 of the principal Act by replacing the word “Minister” with “Agency” wherever it appears. This provision amends section 58 by inserting the words “on the recommendation of the Agency” after “statutory instrument.” This section amends the principal Act by replacing references to “Designs Office” and “Patent Office” with “Agency” wherever they appear.

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The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section.five and

This provision amends the principal Act by repealing section 5 and replacing it with new text.

Section 5

(I) The seal of the Agency kept in terms of the Patents

The Agency’s seal must be used for this Act, and earlier seal impressions are treated as the Agency’s seal when the Act commences.

Section 5

Sectionfifiy-six of the principal Act is amended by the deletion

This section amends section 56 of the principal Act by replacing the word “Minister” with “Agency” wherever it appears.

Section 6

Section fifty eight of the principal Act is amended in subsection

This provision amends section 58 by inserting the words “on the recommendation of the Agency” after “statutory instrument.”

Section 7

The principal Act is amended by the deletion of the words

This section amends the principal Act by replacing references to “Designs Office” and “Patent Office” with “Agency” wherever they appear.

Section 8

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Substitution 2RepealCommencementAmendment

§ 5The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section.five andRepeal

This provision amends the principal Act by repealing section 5 and replacing it with new text.

5. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section.five and the substitution therefor of the following:

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§ 5(I) The seal of the Agency kept in terms of the PatentsCommencement

The Agency’s seal must be used for this Act, and earlier seal impressions are treated as the Agency’s seal when the Act commences.

5. (I) The seal of the Agency kept in terms of the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act, 2010, shall be used for the purposes of this Act and the impress ion thereof made for such purposes shall be judicially noticed. (2) On the commencement of this Act, any impression of a seal made for the purposes of this Act before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be an impression of the seal of the Agency. Amendment of section 56 Amendment of section 58

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§ 6Sectionfifiy-six of the principal Act is amended by the deletionSubstitution

This section amends section 56 of the principal Act by replacing the word “Minister” with “Agency” wherever it appears.

6. Sectionfifiy-six of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the word "Minister" wherever it appears and the substitution therefor of the word "Agency".

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§ 7Section fifty eight of the principal Act is amended in subsectionAmendment

This provision amends section 58 by inserting the words “on the recommendation of the Agency” after “statutory instrument.”

7. Section fifty eight of the principal Act is amended in subsection (I) by the insertion immediately after the words "statutory instrument" of a comma and the words "on the recommendation of the Agency".

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§ 8The principal Act is amended by the deletion of the wordsSubstitution

This section amends the principal Act by replacing references to “Designs Office” and “Patent Office” with “Agency” wherever they appear.

8. The principal Act is amended by the deletion of the words General amendment of "Designs Office" and "Patent Office" wherever they appear and Act the substitution therefor of the word "Agency".

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Agency kept in terms of the Patents The Agency’s seal must be used for this Act
Section 5

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of section.five and This provision amends the principal Act
Section 5
principal Act
Sections 6, 8

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