TONGA

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (AMENDMENT) ACT 1999
No. 6 of 1999.

I assent,

TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
11th August, 1999

AN ACT
TO AMEND THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT 1994

[1st July, 1999].

BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Industrial Property (Amendment) Act 1999.

(2) The Industrial Property Act 1994 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

2. Section 46 of the Principal Act is amended-

(1) by inserting the following new subsection as subsection (1A):

"(1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Registration of United Kingdom Trade Marks Act is deemed to be in force as from 31 January 1997 until the Minister notifies in the Gazette a date for regulations under this Act to come into force."

(2) in subsection (2):

(a) by deleting the commas and words ", on the date of entry into force of this Act," in line 1;

(b) by deleting the words "entry into force of this Act" in line 5 and substituting therefor the words "the repeal of the United Kingdom Trade Marks Act".

Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 1st day of July, 1999.

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TONGA

Fika 6 'o e 1999.

'Oku on loto ki ai,

TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
11 'o 'Aokosi, 1999.

KO E LAO
KE FAKATONUTONU 'A E LAO KI HE NGAAHI KOLOA 'A E NGAAHI NGAUE'ANGA 1994

[1 'o Siulai, 1999]

'OKU TU'UTU'UNI 'e he Tu'i mo e Fale Alea 'o Tonga 'i he Fakataha Alea 'a e Pule'anga 'o pehe:

1. (1) 'E ui 'a e Lao ni ko e Lao (Fakatonutonu) ki he Ngaahi Koloa 'a e Ngaahi Ngaue'anga 1999.

(2) 'Oku ui 'e he Lao ni 'a e Lao ki he Ngaahi Koloa 'a e Ngaahi Ngaue'anga 1994 ko e Tefito'i Lao.

2. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e kupu 46 'o e Tefito'i Lao-

(1) 'aki hono fakahu atu 'a e kupusi'i fo'ou ko 'eni ke kupusi'i (1A):

"(1A) Neongo 'a e kupusi'i (1), 'oku lau 'oku kamata ngaue'aki 'a e Lao ki he Lesisita 'o e Faka'ilonga ke Fakatau 'o e Pule'anga Fakatahataha 'o Pilitania mei he 'aho 31 'o Sanuali 1997 kae'oua ke fanongonongo 'e he Minisita 'i he Kasete ha 'aho 'e toki kamata ngaue'aki ai 'a e ngaahi tu'utu'uni 'i he Lao ni."

(2) 'i he kupusi'i (2):

(a) 'aki hono tamate'i 'a e ongo koma mo e ngaahi fo'i lea ", 'i he 'aho 'oku fakahoko ai 'a e Lao ni," 'i he laine 1;

(b) 'aki hono tamate'i 'a e fo'i lea "'a e Lao ni" 'i he laine 5 pea fetongi 'aki 'a e ngaahi fo'i lea "ha ngaahi tu'utu'uni 'e fa'u 'i he Lao ki he Lesisita 'o e Faka'ilonga ke Fakatau 'o e Pule'anga Fakataha 'o Pilitania".

Na'e fakahoko 'i he Fale Alea 'i he 'aho 1 'o Siulai, 1999.

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