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PATENTS

Made 29th November 1990

Laid before Parliament 6th December 1990

Coming into force 7th January 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 5(2), 8(3), 12(6), 13(1) and (3), 14(1) and (6), 15(2), (3) and (5), 16(1), 17(1), (2) and (8), 18(1) and (4), 19(1), 20(1), 21(1), 24(2), 25(3) and (5), 28(1), (1A) and (2A), 32(2), (6) and (7), 40(1) and (2), 47(3) and (6), 52(1), 77(6), 78(4), 80(3), 81(2)(b) and (2)(c), 89, 89A, 92(3) and (4), 97(1)(d), 118(1) and (3)(b), 120(1), 123(1) to (3A), (6) and (7), 124, 125A(1), (2) and (3), 127(6) and 130(2) of, and paragraph 4A(5) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to, the Patents Act 1977f1, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 10(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971f2, hereby makes the following Rules:—

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f1

1977 c. 37; section 17(8) was added by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 3; section 28(1) was amended, and section 28(1A) and 2(A) were added, by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6; section 32 was replaced by the Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c. 39), section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 4; section 77 was amended by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 21; section 89 was replaced, and section 89A was inserted by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 25; section 118(3) was amended by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 28; section 123 was amended by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 29; section 125A was added by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 30; paragraph 4(A) of Schedule 1 was added by section 293 of the said Act of 1988.

f2

1971 c. 62.