Act Number: 48

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

Year: 1999

Enactment Date: 1999-12-30

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

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Section 13: Advertisement of application.
    (1) When an application for registration of a geographical indication has been accepted, whether absolutely or subject to conditions or limitations, the Registrar shall, as soon as may be after acceptance, cause the application as accepted together with the conditions or limitations, if any, subject to which it has been accepted, to be advertised in such manner as may be prescribed.
     (2) Where after advertisement of an application--
         (a) an error in the application has been corrected; or
         (b) the application has been permitted to be amended under section 15, the Registrar may, in his discretion cause the application to be advertised again or instead of causing the application to be advertised again, notify in the prescribed manner, the correction made in the application.
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