Trade Marks Regulations (Amendment) 1991 No. 64
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT STATUTORY RULES 1991 No. 64
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce
The Statutory Rules vary certain of the fees prescribed in Schedule 2 of the Trade Marks Regulations and add Bangladesh to the list of Convention countries in Schedule 4A of the Trade Marks Regulations with effect from 1 May 1991. Details of the amendments are as follows:
Regulation 1 provides that the amending regulations come into operation on 1 May 1991.
Regulation 2 states that the Trade Marks Regulations are amended as set out in the amending regulations.
Regulation 3 substitutes a revised Schedule 2 which varies the level of certain general fees payable with respect to trademarks and trade mark applications. A number of minor drafting changes are also incorporated in the revised schedule.
Regulation 4 amends Schedule 4A to include Bangladesh in the list of Convention countries.
Regulation 5 provides that where an application for the registration of a trade mark has been accepted before 1 May 1991, but not registered on or before the 1 May 1991, then the registration fee payable is the fee payable under the Trade Mark Regulations as in force immediately before 1 May 1991.