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Government	Gazette	23	March	2012	

Act No. 1, 2012

No.	4907


INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012

Costs
225.
The	 Tribunal	 may	 in	 any	 proceedings	 before	 it	 make	 an	 order	 as	 to	
costs	as	it	thinks	fit.
Contempt of Tribunal
226.		
	

A	person	who	-

	

(a)	

insults,	 disparages	 or	 belittles	 any	 member	 of	 the	 Tribunal	 in	 that	
capacity,	 or	 prejudices,	 influences	 or	 anticipates	 the	 proceedings	 or	
findings	of	the	Tribunal;

	

(b)	

wilfully	 interrupts	 the	 proceedings	 of	 the	 Tribunal	 or	 misconducts	
himself	or	herself	in	any	manner	during	such	proceedings;

	

(c)	

does	anything	 in	 relation	to	 the	Tribunal	which	 if	 done	 in	 relation	to	 a	
court	of	law	would	have	constituted	contempt	of	court,

commits	 an	 offence	 and	 on	 conviction	 is	 liable	 to	 a	 fine	 not	 exceeding	 N$	 5	 000	 or	
to	 imprisonment	 for	 a	 term	 not	 exceeding	 12	 months	 or	 to	 both	 such	 fine	 and	 such	
imprisonment.
Rules of Tribunal
227.	 (1)	
There	 is	 established	 the	 Industrial	 Property	 Tribunal	 Rules	
Board	(“the	Rules	Board”)	which	consists	of		

(a)	

the	 judge-president	 of	 the	 court	 or	 any	 judge	 of	 that	 court	 designated	
from	time	to	time	by	the	judge-president,	who	is	the	chairperson	of	the	
Rules	Board;

	

(b)	

one	 practising	 legal	 practitioner	 nominated	 by	 the	 Law	 Society	 of	
Namibia;

	

(c)	

one	 legal	 practitioner	 serving	 in	 the	 Ministry	 responsible	 for	 justice	
designated	by	the	Minister	responsible	for	justice;	and

	

(d)	

one	staff	member	serving	in	the	Ministry	designated	by	the	Minister.	

	

(2)	

The	Rules	Board	may	make	rules	in	relation	to	-

	

(a)	

the	conduct	of	the	proceedings	of	the	Tribunal;

	

(b)	

the	 manner	 in	 which	 any	 matter	 to	 be	 heard	 and	 determined	 by	 the	
Tribunal	may	be	brought	and	continued	before	it;

	

(c)	

the	tariff	of	fees	chargeable	by	agents;

	

(d)	

the	fees	payable	in	respect	of	the	service	or	execution	of	any	process	of	
the	Tribunal	and	the	tariff	of	costs	and	expenses	which	may	be	allowed	
in	respect	of	such	service	or	execution;

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