EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO. 241
Issued by the Authority of the Minister of State for Industry, Technology and Commerce
The Statutory Rules amend the Trade Marks Regulations to make a new provision for the advertisement in the Official Journal of withdrawal of an application to register a trade mark application to under the purposes of section 40A of the Trade Marks Act 1955 (the Act) and to make minor amendments to the Schedules to the Regulations. Details of the amendments are as follows:
Regulation 1 provides for these Regulations to commence on 18 July 1990.
Regulation 2 cites the Trade Marks Regulations as the “Principal Regulations”.
Regulation 3 inserts new regulation 15A to provide for the advertisement in the Official Journal of the withdrawal of an application to register a trade mark under section 40A of the Act.
Regulation 4 amends the Schedules to the Trade Marks Regulations. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (g) make formal amendments to the Schedules omitting the heading “THE SCHEDULES” and substituting “SCHEDULE 1” for “FIRST SCHEDULE”, “SCHEDULE 3” for “THIRD SCHEDULE”, “SCHEDULE 4” for “FOURTH SCHEDULE”, and “SCHEDULE 5” for “FIFTH SCHEDULE”. Paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, delete “forks and spoons” from item 8 of Schedule 4 and include “computers” in item 9 of Schedule 4.
Regulation 5 provides for further formal amendment of the Trade Marks Regulations consequential on the amendments made by regulation 4.