Introductory text

PATENTS

Made 31st March 1999

Laid before Parliament 9th April 1999

Coming into force 4th May 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred upon him by section 123(1), (2) and (3) of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to, the Patents Act 1977^f1, of the power conferred upon him by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988^f2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992^f3, and with the consent of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (4) of the said section 123, hereby makes the following Rules:–

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Footnotes

f1: 1977 c. 37.
f2: S.I. 1988/93, as amended by S.I. 1990/1473, which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51). The relevant provisions of that Order are article 7 and Part IV of Schedule 1.
f3: 1992 c. 53.