in the Gazette and for the purposes of sections 7 and 8 prescribe in
respect of goods specified in such notice the manner in which the
name of the country shall be applied and in that event subsection (1)
shall not apply in relation to those goods.
LAWS OF MALAWI
Merchandise marks
11.
Cap. 49:04
(1) If the import of any goods into Malawi is prohibited in terms of section
9(b), the Controller of Customs, after:(a)
being furnished by the importer thereof with proof of the
country in which the goods were manufactured, produced,
assembled or mixed; and
(b)
being satisfied that the goods are capable of being marked so
as to comply with the requirements of such 7 or 8 as the case
may be.
Marking of goo ds
on importation.
may, within such time as he may specify, permit the importer of the
goods to mark them so as to comply with such requirements.
(2)
12.
(1) No person shall remove, alter or obliterate an indication of origin applied to
goods in accordance with section 7, 8 or 11.
(2)
13.
If the goods are marked within the time specified in terms of
subsection (1) to the satisfaction of the Controller of Customs and
Excise, such goods may, notwithstanding section 21 of the Customs
and Excise Act, be imported into Malawi.
It shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under subsection (1) if
the accused satisfies the court that the removal, alteration or
obliteration was not made for the purpose of concealing the origin of
the goods at the time of sale.
The Minister may, after such investigation as he thinks fit, by notice published
in the Gazette, prohibit the importation for sale or them sale of goods of any
class or description, unless all or any of the following requirements, as
specified in such notice, have been complied with:(a)
there are applied to the goods words stating clearly the
country in which they were manufactured, made, produced,
assembled or mixed and such words are applied in such
manner as may be specified in the notice or, if no manner is
specified, in a conspicuous manner;
(b)
the goods bear such mark as may be specified in the notice
and conform to such standard as may be prescribed in the
notice;
(c)
there are applied to the goods in a conspicuous manner and
as specified in the notice words or letters stating clearly the
materials of which they are composed and, if so specified in
Removal of
indication of origin
from i
mported
goods prohibited
Indication of origin
and co
mpliance
with specifi
ed
standards in the
case of certa
in
classes of goods.