No. 37148
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10 December 2013
Act No. 28 of 2013
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Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, 2013
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(fC)
providing for the appointment of a person to act on behalf of an
indigenous community which is no longer in existence;’’.
Insertion of section 54A in Act 195 of 1993
14. The following section is hereby inserted after section 54 of the Designs Act, 1993
(Act No. 195 of 1993):
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‘‘Guidelines
54A. (1) The Minister may issue guidelines on any aspect of the
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, 2013, including—
(a) protection of traditional designs;
(b) the database, in so far as it relates to traditional designs;
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(c) the National Trust and Fund, in so far as it relates to traditional
designs;
(d) the Council, in so far as it relates to traditional designs; and
(e) the dispute resolution process as set out in section 53I.’’.
Short title and commencement
15. This Act is called the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, 2013, and
comes into operation on a date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette.
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