No.	4907	

Government	Gazette	23	March	2012	

Act No. 1, 2012

119

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012

	
(3)	 	
If	 any	 international	 convention	 or	 any	 regulations	 issued	 under	 an	
international	convention	to	which	Namibia	is	party	is	amended	the	Minister	may,	subject	
to	Article	63(2)(e)	of	the	Namibian	Constitution	and	taking	into	account	the	/	advice	of	
the	Registrar,	decide	if	such	amendment	is	to	be	applicable	for	the	purposes	of	this	Act,	
and	issue	such	regulations	or	notices	as	appear	to	him	or	her	necessary	for	carrying	out	
and	for	giving	effect	to	any	of	the	provisions	of	the	amendment.’	
(4)	
If	 Namibia	 subsequently	 becomes	 party	 to	 any	 other	 international	
or	 regional	 instruments,	 the	 Minister	 may,	 by	 way	 of	 the	 amendment	 of	 this	 Act	 or	
the	 regulations	 or	 notices	 issued	 thereunder,	 whichever	 is	 appropriate,	 implement	 the	
provisions	of	such	instrument.
Hypothecation and attachment
235.
(1)	
A	 registered	 industrial	 property	 title	 under	 this	 Act	 may	 be	
hypothecated	by	a	deed	of	security.
	
(2)	
If	 a	 deed	 of	 security	 is	 lodged	 with	 the	 Registrar	 in	 the	 prescribed	
manner,	the	Registrar	must	endorse	the	register	to	that	effect.
	
(3)	
Such	 endorsement	 must	 record	 the	 name	 and	 address	 of	 the	 person	
in	 whose	 favour	 the	 deed	 of	 security	 has	 been	 granted	 and	 the	 nature	 and	 duration	
thereof.	
	
(4)	
A	deed	of	security	in	respect	of	which	an	endorsement	has	been	made	
in	 accordance	 with	 the	 provisions	 of	 subsection	 (2)	 has	 the	 effect	 of	 a	 pledge	 of	 the	
title	 concerned	 to	 the	 person	 or	 persons	 in	 whose	 favour	 the	 deed	 of	 security	 has	 been	
granted.
	
(5)	
An	assignment	or	transmission	of	a	registered	title	in	respect	of	which	
a	 deed	 of	 security	 has	 been	 endorsed	 in	 terms	 of	 subsection	 (2)	 may	 not,	 without	 the	
written	consent	of	the	person	in	whose	favour	the	deed	of	security	has	been	granted,	be	
recorded	in	the	register	by	the	Registrar.
	
(6)	
Where	 the	 debt	 or	 obligation	 secured	 by	 a	 deed	 of	 security	 in	 respect	
of	which	the	register	has	been	endorsed	in	terms	of	subsection	(2)	has	been	discharged,	
any	person	may	apply	to	the	Registrar	in	the	prescribed	manner	for	the	removal	from	the	
register	of	any	endorsement	in	relation	thereto	made	under	subsection	(2).
	
(7)	
A	registered	industrial	property	title	under	this	Act	may	be	attached	to	
found	or	confirm	jurisdiction	for	the	purposes	of	any	proceedings	before	the	Tribunal	or	
a	 court	 of	 Namibia	 and	 may	 be	 attached	 and	 sold	 in	 execution	 pursuant	 to	 an	 order	 of	
the	Tribunal	or	any	such	court.
Regulations
236.	

(1)	

The	Minister	may	make	regulations	–

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