# The Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2016, Article 1: Citation and commencement, and interpretation


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2016 and come into force on 1stOctober 2016.
(2) In these Rules—
“the Act” means the Registered Designs Act 1949;
“the commencement date” means the date referred to in paragraph (1); and
“the Registered Designs Rules” means the Registered Designs Rules 2006
(3) In these Rules, a reference to a form is a reference to the form of that description in the Registered Designs Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/889/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-fees-rules-2016/article-1
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