CHAPTER VIII
AMENDMENTS TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF GOODS (REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION) ACT, 1999
Amendment of Act 48 of 1999.
9. In the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999,-
(a) in section 2, in sub-section (1), clauses (a) and (p) shall be omitted;
(b) in section 19, for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
(c) in section 23, for the words “and before the Appellate Board before which”, the words “before whom” shall be substituted;
(d) in section 27,-
(i) for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the word “tribunal”, wherever it occurs, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
(e) in Chapter VII, for the Chapter heading, the Chapter heading “APPEALS” shall be substituted;
(f) in section 31,-
(i) for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
(ii) sub-section (3) shall be omitted;
(g) sections 32 and 33 shall be omitted;
(h) in sections 34 and 35, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
(i) section 36 shall be omitted;
(j) in section 48,-
(i) for the words “Appellate Board”, at both the places where they ocur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
(k) in sections 57 and 58, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
(l) in section 63, the words “the Appellate Board or” shall be omitted;
(m) in section 72, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
(n) in section 75, for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
(o) in section 87, in sub-section (2), clause (n) shall be omitted.
