# The Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 2: Absolute grounds for refusal of registration

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Section 3 is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (4), omit “or by any provision of EU law”.
(3) In subsection (4A)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “ or ”;
(b) omit paragraph (b) (together with the final “or”);
(c) in paragraph (c), omit “or the EU”.
(4) In subsection (4B)—
(a) in paragraph (a) for “provision of EU law” substitute “enactment or rule of law”;
(b) in paragraph (b) for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”.
(5) In subsection (4D)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “ or ”;
(b) omit paragraph (b) (together with the final “or”);
(c) in paragraph (c), omit “or the EU”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/269/schedule/3/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-2
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