Act 8
Geographical Indications Act
2013
23. Prohibition of importation and exportation of goods
infringing geographical indication.
(1) A person shall not import into Uganda or export from
Uganda any goods to which has been applied a false geographical
indication or any geographical indication contrary to this Act.
(2) A person who contravenes this section commits an offence
and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand
currency points or imprisonment not exceeding ten years or both; and
the goods to which the offence relates may be delivered or forfeited
by order of the court under section 24.
24. Remedies.
(1) The court may make an order for the seizure, confiscation,
forfeiture or disposal of items upon which a geographical indication
is placed or used in contravention of section 4, including materials
and implements, the predominant use of which has been in the
commission of violation, without compensation or any payment to
the person from whom they have been taken.
(2) Where the court in a civil action finds that a registered
geographical indication has been used in contravention of section 18,
the court may make an order requiring the delivery of the following
items to the court or to the plaintiff for destruction—
(a) labels;
(b) signs;
(c) prints;
(d) products;
(e) packages;
(f) wrappers;
(g) receptacles;
(h) advertisements; and
(i) other material in the defendant’s possession or control that
bear the registered geographical indication.
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