| REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
| GOVERNMENT GAZETTE |
| ACTS SUPPLEMENT |
| Published by Authority |
| NO. 8] | Friday, March 13 | [2020 |
| The following Act was passed by Parliament on 3 February 2020 and assented to by the President on 20 February 2020:— |
| Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act 2020 |
(No. 5 of 2020)
I assent.
President. 20 February 2020. |
| An Act to amend the Geographical Indications Act 2014 (Act 19 of 2014). |
| 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 is the Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act 2020 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette. |
| Amendment of section 2 |
| Amendment of section 39 |
3. Section 39 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:
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| Amendment of section 41 |
4. Section 41 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (7), the following subsection:
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| Amendment of section 46 |
5. Section 46 of the principal Act is amended —
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| Amendment of section 48 |
6. Section 48(1) of the principal Act is amended —
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| New section 48A |
7. The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 48, the following section:
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| Amendment of section 52 |
8. Section 52 of the principal Act is amended —
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| Transitional provisions |
9.—(1) Section 4 applies to or in relation to any application for registration of a geographical indication, whether made before, on or after the date of commencement of that section.
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