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TRADE MARKS

Made 21st June 1991

Laid before Parliament 24th June 1991

Coming into force 15th July 1991

Whereas in pursuance of the requirements of section 40(3) of the Trade Marks Act 1938^f1 the Secretary of State has, before making the following Rules under that Act, published notice of his intention to make such Rules and of the place where copies of the draft Rules might be obtained by advertising such notice in the Trade Marks Journal and the Official Journal (Patents) on 22nd May 1991 and 29th May 1991, being the manner which he considered most expedient so as to enable persons affected to make representations to him before the Rules were finally settled:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 40 and 68(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1938 and now vested in him^f2and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 10(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971^f3 hereby makes the following Rules:–

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f1: 1938 c. 22; the Act was applied, with modifications, to service marks by the Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 1984 (c. 19), section 1, as amended by the Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c. 39), section 2(1) and Schedule 3.
f2: S.I. 1970/1537.
f3: 1971 c. 62.