Section 60

Powers of Registrar.

The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999

  • Act 48 of 1999
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
About this Act

An Act to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods.

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    In all proceedings under this Act before the Registrar,--
         (a) the Registrar shall have all the powers of a civil court for the purposes of receiving evidence, administering oaths, enforcing the attendance of witnesses, compelling the discovery and production of documents and issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses;
         (b) the Registrar may, subject to any rules made in this behalf under section 87, make such orders as to costs as he considers reasonable, and any such order shall be executable as a decree of a civil court;
         (c) the Registrar may, on an application made in the prescribed manner, review his own decision.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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