Act 3
Industrial Property Act
2014
(8) All rights, powers, liabilities and duties, whether arising
under any written law or otherwise, which immediately before the
coming into operation of this Act were vested in, imposed on or
enforceable by or against the Government in respect of the former
office shall by virtue of this subsection, be transferred to, vested in,
imposed on, or be enforceable by or against the registrar.
(9) On and after the commencement of this Act, all action, suits
or legal proceedings, by or against the government pending in respect
of the former office shall be carried on or prosecuted by or against the
registrar and no such suit, action or legal proceedings shall abate or
be affected by the coming into operation of this Act.
(10) In this section—
“former Patents Act” means as the Patents Act (Cap. 216)
repealed by this Act;
“former United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act” means the
United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act (Cap. 218)
repealed by this Act.
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