Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Homonymous geographical indications for wines
(1)
Subject to section 3(3), any interested party of wines identified by homonymous geographical indications may take action under section 3 against the carrying out of an act to which that section applies.
(2)
Any interested party of wines identified by homonymous geographical indications may apply to the Court for a declaration of the practical conditions under which the geographical indications are to be differentiated from one another.
(3)
The Court shall, in making a declaration under subsection (2), take into account —
(a)
the need to ensure equitable treatment of all the interested parties concerned; and
(b)
the need to ensure that consumers are not misled.