Chapter XVII AMENDMENTS TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF GOODS (REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION) ACT, 1999

In the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999,--

1. (a) in section 2, in sub-section (1), clauses (a) and (p) shall be omitted;
2. (b) in section 19, for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
3. (c) in section 23, for the words “and before the Appellate Board before which”, the words “before whom” shall be substituted;
4. (d) in section 27,--
   • (i) for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
   • (ii) for the word “tribunal”, wherever it occurs, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
5. (e) in Chapter VII, for the Chapter heading, the Chapter heading “APPEALS” shall be substituted;
6. (f) in section 31,--
   • (i) for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
   • (ii) sub-section (3) shall be omitted;
7. (g) sections 32 and 33 shall be omitted;
8. (h) in sections 34 and 35, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
   • (i) section 36 shall be omitted;
9. (j) in section 48,--
   • (i) for the words “Appellate Board”, at both the places where they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
   • (ii) for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
10. (k) in sections 57 and 58, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
11. (l) in section 63, the words “the Appellate Board or” shall be omitted;
12. (m) in section 72, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
13. (n) in section 75, for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
14. (o) in section 87, in sub-section (2), clause (n) shall be omitted.