REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE |
ACTS SUPPLEMENT |
Published by Authority |
NO. 42] | Friday, November 12 | [2004 |
The following Act was passed by Parliament on 19th October 2004 and assented to by the President on 4th November 2004:— |
Registered Designs (Amendment) Act 2004 |
(No. 44 of 2004)
I assent.
President. 4th November 2004. |
An Act to amend the Registered Designs Act (Chapter 266 of the 2001 Revised Edition). |
Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: |
Short title and commencement |
1. This Act may be cited as the Registered Designs (Amendment) Act 2004 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. |
Repeal and re-enactment of section 12 |
Amendment of section 20 |
3. Section 20 of the principal Act is amended —
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Repeal and re-enactment of section 64 |
4. Section 64 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
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New Part VA |
5. The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 64, the following Part:
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Amendment of section 74 |
6. Section 74 (2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (k), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs:
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Transitional provision |
7. Section 3 shall only apply to a design with a date of application for registration that is on or after the date of commencement of this Act, and section 20 of the principal Act in force immediately before that date shall continue to apply to any design with a date of application for registration that is before that date. |