Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Geographical Indications (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 41

Section 41 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (7), the following subsection:“(7A) To avoid doubt —

(a)

a reference to a geographical indication in this section includes a variant constituting a geographical indication; and

(b)

a refusal of registration under this section of any variant constituting a geographical indication does not prevent the registration of any other variant constituting the geographical indication, if that other variant satisfies the requirements of this Act.”.