Chapter XVII

Amendments to The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999

22. Amendment of Act 48 of 1999.-

In the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999,-

(a) in section 2, in sub-section (1), clauses (a) and (p) shall be omitted;

(b) in section 19, for the word "tribunal", the words "Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be," shall be substituted;

(c) in section 23, for the words "and before the Appellate Board before which", the words "before whom" shall be substituted;

(d) in section 27,-

(i) for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;

(ii) for the word "tribunal", wherever it occurs, the words "Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be," shall be substituted;

(e) in Chapter VII, for the Chapter heading, the Chapter heading "APPEALS" shall be substituted;

(f) in section 31,-

(i) for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;

(ii) sub-section (3) shall be omitted;

(g) sections 32 and 33 shall be omitted;

(h) in sections 34 and 35, for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;

(i) section 36 shall be omitted;

(j) in section 48,-

(i) for the words "Appellate Board", at both the places where they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;

(ii) for the word "tribunal", the words "Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be," shall be substituted;

(k) in sections 57 and 58, for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;

(l) in section 63, the words "the Appellate Board or" shall be omitted;

(m) in section 72, for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;

(n) in section 75, for the word "tribunal", the words "Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be," shall be substituted;

(o) in section 87, in sub-section (2), clause (n) shall be omitted.

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