Act Number: 47

Act Name: The Trade Marks Act, 1999

Year: 1999

Enactment Date: 1999-12-30

Long Title: An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to trade marks, to provide for registration and better protection of trade marks for goods and services and for the prevention of the use of fraudulent marks.

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Section 156: Power of Central Government to remove difficulties.
    (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty:
     Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of five years from the commencement of this Act.
     (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.
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