proceedings.
28.
Power of Registrar to extend time-limits.
PART VII
APPEALS AND REFERENCES
29.
Appeals from decisions of Registrar.
30.
Time for appeals.
31.
Powers of Tribunal on appeal.
32.
References to Tribunal by Registrar.
33.
Costs of Registrar.
34.
Certification of validity of registration.
PART VIII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
35.
Falsification of certain documents.
36.
Deceiving or influencing Registrar or officer.
37.
Witness giving false evidence before Registrar.
PART IX
EVIDENCE
38.
Register to be evidence of entries therein.
39.
Evidence of certain entries and documents.
PART X
GENERAL
40.
Recognition of agents.
41.
Lodging and authentication of documents.
42.
Provisions as to fees.
43.
Publication of matters in Journal.
44.
Regulations.
45.
Saving of right to use certain descriptions, names or trade marks.
46.
Act not to be construed as limiting other laws preventing misuse of
geographical indications.
47.
Transitional provisions.
ACT
To provide for the protection and registration of geographical indications and to
provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
[Date of commencement: 1st March, 2002.]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1
Short title and date of commencement
This Act may be cited as the Geographical Indications Act [Chapter 26:06].
2
Interpretation
In this Act—
“area” includes a country, region, locality or place;
“Controller” means the Controller of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs
referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 3 of the Patents Act [Chapter
26:03];
“geographical indication” means an indication, however expressed, which identifies a
product as originating in a particular area, where some quality, reputation or other
characteristic of the product is essentially attributable to its geographical origin;
“Journal” means the Patents and Trade Marks Journal published in terms of section
95 of the Patents Act [Chapter 26:03];
“Minister” means the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs or any
other Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the
administration of this Act;
“misleading geographical indication” means a geographical indication that is
misleading as described in section three;