Introductory text
TRADE MARKS
Made 3rd September 1990
Laid before Parliament 5th September 1990
Coming into force 1st October 1990
Whereas in pursuance of the requirements of section 40(3) of the Trade Marks Act 1938f1 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 8th August 1990 and 15th August 1990, 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, 41 and 68(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1938 and now vested in himf2, of the power conferred on him by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988f3, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 10(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971f4 and with the sanction of the Treasury pursuant to the said section 41, hereby makes the following Rules:—
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Footnotes
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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.
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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 5 and Part II of Schedule 1.
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