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DESIGNS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1991 NO. 65

STATUTORY RULES 1991 No. 65

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce

The Statutory Rules vary certain of the fees prescribed in Regulation 63 and Schedule 2 of the Designs Regulations, and add Bangladesh to the list of Convention countries in Schedule 2A of the Designs Regulations with effect from 1 May 1991. Details of the amendments are as follows:

Regulation 1 provides that the amending regulations come into operation on 1 May 1991.

Regulation 2 states that the Designs Regulations are amended as set out in the amending regulations.

Regulation 3 amends existing regulation 63 (transitional) by increasing the fee for the renewal of registration from $90 to $95.

Regulation 4 substitutes a revised Schedule 2 which varies the level of certain general fees payable with respect to designs and design applications. A number of minor drafting changes are also incorporated in the revised schedule.

Regulation 5 amends Schedule 2A to include Bangladesh in the list of Convention countries.