Trade Marks Act, 1999
139. Power to require goods to show indication
of origin .-
(1) The Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, require that goods of any class specified
in the notification which are made or produced beyond the limits of India and
imported into India, or which are made on produced within the limits of India
and imported into India, or, which are made on produced within the limits of
India, shall, from such date as may be appointed by the notification not being
less than three months from its issue, have applied to them an indication of
the country or place in which they were made or produced, or of the name and
address of the manufacturer of the person for whom the goods were manufactured.
(2) The notification may specify the manner in
which such indication shall be applied that is to say, whether to goods
themselves or in any other manner, and the times or occasions on which the
presence of the indication shall be necessary, that is to say, whether on
importation only, or also at the time of sale, whether by wholesale or retail
or both.
(3) No notification under this section shall
be issued, unless application is made for its issue by persons or associations
substantially representing the interests of dealers in, or manufacturers,
producers, or users of, the goods concerned, or unless the Central Government
is otherwise convinced that it is necessary in the public interest to issue the
notification, with or without such inquiry, as the Central Government may
consider necessary.
(4) The provisions of section 23 of the
General Clause Act, 1870 (10 of 1897) shall apply to the issue of a
notification under this section as they apply to the making of a rule or
bye-law the making which is subject to the conditions of previous publication.
(5) A notification under this section shall
not apply to goods made or produced beyond the limits of India and imported
into India, if in respect of those goods, the Commissioner of Customs is
satisfied at the time of importation that they are intended for exportation
whether after transshipment in or transit through India or otherwise.