Singapore legislation
Clause 31
Clause 31
Designation of qualifying countries
(1)
The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, designate a country or territory as a qualifying country if he considers that provisions have been or will be made under the laws of that country or territory that will give to a qualified owner adequate protection in that country or territory in respect of a protected layout-design in which he has rights.
(2)
subsection (1), “qualified owner” means a person who is a qualified owner by virtue of a relationship to Singapore under the definition of “qualified person” in section 2.