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the application fee as determined by BIPA; and”;
(e)
by the deletion of paragraph (d) of section 61;
(f)
by the substitution of the following section for section 62:
“Recommendations by BIPA
BIPA may make recommendations to the Minister in regard to
62.
any amendments to this Act and shall advise the Minister on any matter referred
to it by the Minister.”.
4.
Amendment of the Industrial Property Act, 2012 (Act No. 1 of 2012)
The Industrial Property Act, 2012 is amended (a)
by the substitution of the word “Board” for the word “Minister” wherever it
appears in the Act, except in sections 1, 85, 212, 215, 218, 219, 227, 234, 236
and 241;
(b)
in section 1 (i)
by the insertion after the definition of “ARIPO” of the following
definitions:
““BIPA” means the Business and Intellectual Property Authority
established by section 3 of BIPA Act;
“BIPA Act” means the Business and Intellectual Property Authority
Act, 2016 (Act No. 8 of 2016);
“Board” means the Board of BIPA constituted under section 8 of BIPA
Act;”;
(ii)
by the deletion of the definitions of “Office” and “official”;
(iii)
by the substitution of the expression “Registration Office” for the
expression “Office” wherever it appears in the Act;
(iv)
by the substitution of the expression “staff member” for the expression
“official” wherever it appears in the Act;
(v)
by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of
“Registrar”:
“Registrar” means the Registrar of business and industrial property as
defined in section 1 of BIPA Act;”;
(vi)
by the insertion after the definition of “Registrar” of the following
definition:
““Registration Office” means the Registration Office as defined in
section 1 of BIPA Act;”; and