Singapore legislation

Section 25

of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 1999

Section 25

Duty to inform qualified owner

(1)

Where an act has been done under section 23 in relation to a protected layout‑design, the Government must —

(a)

if the act had been done in situations of national emergency or other circumstances of extreme urgency, as soon as reasonably practicable inform the qualified owner that the act has been done; or

(b)

in any other case, inform the qualified owner promptly that the act had been done.

(2)

The Government must give to the qualified owner any information about the act that the qualified owner from time to time requires.

(3)

Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) requires the Government to inform the qualified owner or disclose information to the qualified owner if doing so would or might reasonably be expected to prejudice the defence or security of Singapore.

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