This Act will be called the Counterfeit Goods Act, 1997, and will come into
operation on a date to be determined by the President by proclamation in the
Gazette.
COUNTERFEIT GOODS AMENDMENT ACT 25 OF 2001
[ASSENTED TO 24 OCTOBER 2001]
[DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 30 OCTOBER 2001]
(English text signed by the President)
ACT
To amend the Counterfeit Goods Act, 1997, so as to amend the definition of
'intellectual property right'; to make further provision regarding an inspector's powers
in relation to counterfeit goods; and to effect a technical correction; and to provide for
matters connected therewith.
1.
Amends section 1 of the Counterfeit Goods Act 37 of 1997 by substituting
paragraph (a) of the definition of 'intellectual property right'.
2.
Amends section 5 of the Counterfeit Goods Act 37 of 1997, as follows:
paragraph (a) substitutes subsection (4) (a); and paragraph (b) inserts
subsection (4A).
3.
Substitutes section 21 of the Counterfeit Goods Act 37 of 1997.
4.
Short title and commencement
This Act is called the Counterfeit Goods Amendment Act, 2001.