Amendment of Act 47 of 1999 . — In the Trade Marks Act, 1999, — — AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999

21. Amendment of Act 47 of 1999 . — In the Trade Marks Act, 1999, — (a) in section 2, in sub-section (1),— (i) clauses (a), (d), (f), (k), (n), (ze) and (zf) shall be omitted; (ii) for clause (s), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— '(s) " prescribed " means, — (i) in relation to proceedings before a High Court, prescribed by rules made by the High Court; and (ii) in other cases, prescribed by rules made under this Act;'; (b) in section 10, for the word " tribunal " , the words " Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, " shall be substituted; (c) in section 26, for the word " tribunal " , the words " Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, " shall be substituted; (d) in section 46, in sub-section (3), for the word " tribunal " , the words " Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, " shall be substituted; (e) in section 47,— (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 " , wherever it occurs, the words " Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, " shall be substituted; (f) in section 55, in sub-section (1), for the word " tribunal " , the words " Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, " shall be substituted; (g) in section 57,— (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; (h) in section 71, in sub-section (3), for the word " tribunal " , the words " Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, " shall be substituted; (i) in Chapter XI, for the Chapter heading, the Chapter heading " APPEALS " shall be substituted; (j) sections 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 89A and 90 shall be omitted; (k) in section 91, for the words " Appellate Board " , wherever they occur, the words " High Court " shall be substituted; (l) sections 92 and 93 shall be omitted; (m) for section 94, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— " 94. Bar to appear before Registrar . — On ceasing to hold the office, the erstwhile Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or other Members shall not appear before the Registrar. " ; (n) sections 95 and 96 shall be omitted; (o) in section 97, for the words " Appellate Board " , wherever they occur, the words " High Court " shall be substituted; (p) in section 98, for the words " Appellate Board " or " Board " , wherever they occur, the words " High Court " shall be substituted; (q) sections 99 and 100 shall be omitted; (r) in section 113,— (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; (s) in section 123, the words " and every Member of the Appellate Board " shall be omitted; (t) in sections 124 and 125, for the words " Appellate Board " , wherever they occur, the words " High Court " shall be substituted; (u) in section 130, the words " the Appellate Board or " shall be omitted; (v) in section 141, for the words " Appellate Board " , at both the places where they occur, the words " High Court " shall be substituted; (w) in section 144, for the word " tribunal " , the words " Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be, " shall be substituted; (x) in section 157, in sub-section (2),— (i) clauses (xxxi) and (xxxii) shall be omitted; (ii) in clause (xxxiii), for the words " Appellate Board " , the words " High Court " shall be substituted. CHAPTER XVII AMENDMENTS TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF GOODS (REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION) ACT, 1999

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