[Definition of 'Minister' substituted by s. 1 of Act 54 of 1987 and by s. 1 (g) of
Act 38 of 1997.]
'name' includes an abbreviation or addition to a name, but does not include a
trade mark;
[Definition of 'name' substituted by s. 1 (d) of Act 50 of 2001.]
'police officer' ......
[Definition of 'police officer' deleted by s. 1 (h) of Act 38 of 1997.]
'premises' includes land, any building or structure, or any vehicle, ship, boat
or aircraft or other conveyance;
[Definition of 'premises' inserted by s. 1 (i) of Act 38 of 1997.]
'protected event' means an event designated as such under section 15A;
[Definition of 'protected event' inserted by s. 1 (b) of Act 61 of 2002.]
'sell' includes expose for sale or have in possession for purposes of sale or
any purpose of trade or manufacture, and the word 'sale' has a corresponding
meaning;
[Definition of 'sell' amended by s. 1 (1) of Act 47 of 1954.]
'Territory' ......
[Definition of 'Territory' inserted by s. 1 (b) of Act 39 of 1952 and deleted by
s. 1 of Act 49 of 1996.]
'trade description' means any description, statement or other indication,
direct or indirect, as to the number, quantity, measure, gauge or weight of any
goods, or as to the name of the manufacturer or producer or as to the place
or country in which any goods were made or produced, or as to the mode of
manufacturing or producing any goods, or as to the material of which any
goods consist, or as to any goods being the subject of an existing patent,
privilege, or copyright, and includes any figure, word or mark which, according
to the custom of the trade, is commonly taken to be an indication of any of the
aforementioned matters, but does not include a trade mark;
[Definition of 'trade description' substituted by s. 1 (e) of Act 50 of 2001.]
'trade mark' means a trade mark as defined in section 2 (1) of the Trade
Marks Act, 1993 (Act 194 of 1993), and includes a well-known trade mark
contemplated in section 35 of that Act.
[Definition of 'trade mark' amended by s. 1 (c) of Act 39 of 1952 and by s. 1
of Act 49 of 1996 and substituted by s. 1 (k) of Act 38 of 1997 and by s. 1 (f)
of Act 50 of 2001.]
'Union' ......
[Definition of 'Union' inserted by s. 1 (d) of Act 39 of 1952 and deleted by s. 1
of Act 49 of 1996.]
2.
What acts amount to applying trade description
(1)
A person shall be deemed to apply a trade description to goods who(a)
applies it to the goods themselves; or
(b)
applies it to any covering, label or reel in or with which the
goods are sold; or