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PART II – Establishment, Functions and Powers of Authority
3. There is hereby established an Authority to be known as the
Companies and Intellectual Property Authority which shall be a body
corporate with a common seal, capable of suing and being sued and,
subject to the provisions of this Act, of performing such acts as bodies
corporate may, by law, perform.
4. (1) The seal of the Authority shall be such device as may be
determined by the Authority and shall be kept by the Registrar General.
(2) The affixing of the seal shall be authenticated by the Chairperson
or Vice-Chairperson and the Registrar General, or any other person
authorised on that behalf by a resolution of the Board.
(3) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Board may, in writing,
delegate to another officer of the Authority, their power to authenticate
the seal.
(4) A document issued by the Authority and sealed with the seal of
the Authority, which seal is authenticated in the manner approved by
this section, shall be received and taken to be a true instrument without
further proof unless the contrary is shown.
5. The Authority shall —
(a) promote and enable the full protection of the rights of investors
and right-holders, obtained under the Companies Act, Registration
of Business Names Act, Industrial Property Act and Copyright and
Neighbouring Rights Act;
(b) advise Government and its agencies on all matters pertaining to
companies, business names and intellectual property;
(c) be responsible for the overall implementation and administration of —
(i) the registration of companies under the Companies Act,
(ii) the registration of business names under the Registration of
Business Names Act,
(iii) the registration of industrial property rights under the Industrial
Property Act, and
(vi) copyright and neighbouring rights under the Copyright and
Neighbouring Rights Act;
(d) provide advanced information systems;
(e) organise outreach and awareness creation programmes to inform,
educate and sensitise the public on matters relating to companies,
business names and intellectual property; and
(f) advise the Minister on matters relating to the administration and
registration of companies, business names, industrial property rights,
and copyright and neighbouring rights.
6. The Authority shall perform its functions in accordance with sound
commercial and financial principles and shall ensure, as far as possible, that
its revenue is sufficient to meet the expenditure properly chargeable to its
revenue.
Establishment
of Authority
Seal of
Authority
Functions and
powers of
Authority
Cap. 42:01,
Cap. 42:05,
Act No. 8 of
2010 and
Cap. 68:02
Principles of
operation