33. Prohibition of improper use of certification mark, report or certificate
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Except under a licence granted under this Act, no person shall use, in respect of or in relation to a product or process, or in a trade mark or design, a certification mark or a colourable imitation thereof.
licence
“licence” means a licence granted or renewed by the Board for the use of a certification mark;
No person shall, notwithstanding that he has been granted a licence under this Act, use in respect of or in relation to a product or process a certification mark or a colourable imitation thereof or a report or a certificate issued by the Board in contravention of this Act.
product
“product” means any commodity, article or substance, artificial or natural or partly artificial or natural, or whether tangible or intangible, or whether raw or partly or wholly processed or manufactured, and includes any service;
No person shall forge or, without lawful authority, alter a report or a certificate issued by the Board.
Board
“Board” means the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board established under section 3;
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, a District Court shall have the power to impose the maximum penalties prescribed under subsection (4).
A court trying an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may direct that any property in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be forfeited to the Government.[32