Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Patents Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Convention on International Exhibitions”, the following definition:“ “country” includes —
a colony, protectorate or territory subject to the authority or under the suzerainty of another country; or
a territory administered by another country under the trusteeship of the United Nations;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “journal”, the following definition:“ “legal officer” means a person appointed as a legal officer in the Singapore Legal Service;”; and
by deleting the word “kept” in the 2nd line of the definition of “register” and substituting the word “maintained”.