Section 76A
Power to make provision giving effect to Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement etc.
of Industrial Designs Order, 1999
(1)
The Attorney General may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan, make rules to give effect in Brunei Darussalam to the provisions of the
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement or of any other treaty, convention, arrangement or engagement relating to designs to which Brunei Darussalam is a party.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), rules may, in particular, be made to provide for –
(a)
the procedures to be followed for the filing of applications for international registrations through the Registry;
(b)
the procedures to be followed where an application for international registration fails or the international registration ceases to be in force;
(c)
the effects of a successful application for international registration designating Brunei Darussalam as a country in which the design is to be registered;
(d)
the communication of information to the International Bureau; and
(e)
the payment of fees (including transmittal fees) and amounts prescribed in respect of applications for international registrations, corrections and renewals.
(3)
Provision may also be made in the rules to apply, in relation to an international design (Brunei Darussalam), the provisions of section 57A and Parts IV and VIII.
(4)
For the purposes of subsection (3), “international design (Brunei Darussalam)”
means –
(a)
a design which is entitled to protection in Brunei Darussalam under the
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement; or
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(b)
a design prescribed by the Attorney General as an international design
(Brunei Darussalam).