Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“electronic online system” means the electronic online system established under rule 86A;
Definition
“excluded day”, in relation to any specific class of business, means any day on which the Registry is taken to be closed for the purposes of a transaction by the public in that class of business;
Definition
“folio” means 100 words, each figure being counted as one word;
Definition
“Geographical Indications Journal” means the journal by that name published under rule 96.
Subregulation 2
Unless the context otherwise requires, “month”, wherever it occurs in any decision, direction or other document issued by the Registrar, means calendar month.
Subregulation 3
Any period of time fixed by these Rules or by any decision, direction or other document for the doing of any act is to be reckoned in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs:
where the act is required to be done within a specified period after a specified date, the specified period begins immediately after that date; (b)where the act is required to be done within a specified period before a specified date, the period ends immediately before that date.
Subregulation 4
To avoid doubt, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a geographical indication in these Rules includes a reference to any variant constituting that geographical indication.