Section 21 - Amendment of Act 47 of 1999 - The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021

CHAPTER XVI AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999 Amendment of Act 47 of 1999 21 . In the Trade Marks Act, 1999,- (a) in section 2, in sub-section (1),- (i) clauses (a), (d), (f), (k), (n), (ze) and (zf) shall be omitted; (ii) for clause (s), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- (s) prescribed means,- (i) in relation to proceedings before a High Court, prescribed by rules made by the High Court; and (ii) in other cases, prescribed by rules made under this Act; ; (b) in section 10, for the word tribunal , the words Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, shall be substituted; (c) in section 26, for the word tribunal , the words Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, shall be substituted; (d) in section 46, in sub-section (3), for the word tribunal , the words Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, shall be substituted; (e) in section 47, - (i) for the words Appellate Board , at both the places where 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; (f) in section 55, in sub-section (1), for the word tribunal , the words Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, shall be substituted; (g) in section 57, - (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; (h) in section 71, in sub-section (3), for the word tribunal , the words Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, shall be substituted; (i) in Chapter XI, for the Chapter heading, the Chapter heading APPEALS shall be substituted; (j) sections 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 89A and 90 shall be omitted; (k) in section 91, for the words Appellate Board , wherever they occur, the words High Court shall be substituted; (l) sections 92 and 93 shall be omitted; (m) for section 94, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- Bar to appear before Registrar 94. On ceasing to hold the office, the erstwhile Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or other Members shall not appear before the Registrar. ; (n) sections 95 and 96 shall be omitted; (o) in section 97, for the words Appellate Board , wherever they occur, the words High Court shall be substituted; (p) in section 98, for the words Appellate Board or Board , wherever they occur, the words High Court shall be substituted; (q) sections 99 and 100 shall be omitted; (r) in section 113,- (i) for the words Appellate Board , at both the places where they occur, 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; (s) in section 123, the words and every Member of the Appellate Board shall be omitted; (t) in sections 124 and 125, for the words Appellate Board , wherever they occur, the words High Court shall be substituted; (u) in section 130, the words the Appellate Board or shall be omitted; (v) in section 141, for the words Appellate Board , at both the places where they occur, the words High Court shall be substituted; (w) in section 144, for the word tribunal , the words Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, shall be substituted; (x) in section 157, in sub-section (2),- (i) clauses (xxxi) and (xxxii) shall be omitted; (ii) in clause (xxxiii), for the words Appellate Board , the words High Court shall be substituted.