Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Geographical Indications (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Amendment of section 52

Section 52 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “may be cancelled” in subsection (4)(a), the words “by the Registrar”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (8), the following subsection:“(9) To avoid doubt —

(a)

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

(b)

a cancellation of the registration under this section of any variant constituting a geographical indication does not affect the registration of any other variant constituting the geographical indication.”.

Clause 8 — Geographical Indications (Amendment) Bill