Singapore legislation

Clause 20

of Intellectual Property (Border Enforcement) Bill

Clause 20

Amendment of section 140H

Section 140H of the Copyright Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “importer” in subsection (1), the words “or exporter (as the case may be)”;

(b)

by deleting the words “on the expiration” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “as soon as possible after the expiration”;

(c)

by deleting the word “objector” in subsections (1) and (4) and substituting in each case the word “requestor”;

(d)

by deleting subsection (2);

(e)

by deleting the words “at the end of the period of 3 weeks commencing on” in subsection (3)(b) and substituting the words “on the 22nd day after”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the words “to the importer” in subsection (3), the words “or the exporter (as the case may be) as soon as possible after the firstmentioned day”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after the words “to the importer” in subsection (4), the words “or the exporter (as the case may be) as soon as possible”; and

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the word “importer” in the section heading, the words “or exporter”.