The Industrial Property Act, 2001
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Assessors
116. The chairman of the Tribunal may appoint any person with expert
knowledge to act as an assessor in an advisory capacity in any case where it
appears to the Tribunal that such knowledge is required for the proper
determination of the case.
Rules and
procedures of the
Tribunal
117. The Minister may make rules regulating the practice and procedure of
the Tribunal.
Reference to the
Tribunal by the
Managing
Director
118. (1) When any matter to be determined by the Managing Director under
this Act appears to him to involve a point of law or to be of unusual
importance or complexity, he may, after giving notice to the parties refer the
matter to the Tribunal for a general direction and shall thereafter in relation
to such matter, act in accordance with the general direction of the Tribunal
or any direction substituted thereafter on appeal to the High Court.
(2) Where any matter has been referred to the Tribunal in terms of
subsection (1), the Managing Director and the parties thereto shall be
entitled to be heard by the Tribunal before any decision is made in such
matter and may appear or be represented by an advocate.
PART XVIII - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Regulations
119. The Minister may make regulations prescribing anything which under
this Act may be prescribed and generally for the better carrying out of the
objects and purposes of this Act.
Annual report
120. (1) The board shall, within four months after the end of each financial
year, submit a report to the Minister on the activities of the Institute during
the financial year.
(2) The Minister shall, within fourteen days after the receipt of the report,
lay it before the National Assembly.
Repeal of Cap
509 and saving
provisions
121. (1) The Industrial Property Act is hereby repealed.
(2) The transitional and saving provisions set out in the Second Schedule
shall have effect upon the repeal of the Industrial Property Act.
Exemption from
stamp duty.
Cap 480.
122. No duty shall be chargeable under the Stamp Duty Act in respect of any
instrument executed by, or on behalf of, or in favour or the Institute which,
but for this section, the Institute would be liable to pay.
FIRST SCHEDULE
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