Act Number: 33

Act Name: The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-08-13

Long Title: An Act further to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952, the Customs Act, 1962, the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 and certain other Acts.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 22: Amendment of Act 48 of 1999.
    In the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999,--
        (a) in section 2, in sub-section (1), clauses (a) and (p) shall be omitted;
        (b) in section 19, for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
        (c) in section 23, for the words “and before the Appellate Board before which”, the words “before whom” shall be substituted;
        (d) in section 27,--
            (i) for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
            (ii) for the word “tribunal”, wherever it occurs, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
        (e) in Chapter VII, for the Chapter heading, the Chapter heading “APPEALS” shall be substituted;
        (f) in section 31,--
            (i) for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
            (ii) sub-section (3) shall be omitted;
        (g) sections 32 and 33 shall be omitted;
        (h) in sections 34 and 35, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
        (i) section 36 shall be omitted;
        (j) in section 48,--
            (i) for the words “Appellate Board”, at both the places where they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
            (ii) for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
        (k) in sections 57 and 58, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
        (l) in section 63, the words “the Appellate Board or” shall be omitted;
        (m) in section 72, for the words “Appellate Board”, wherever they occur, the words “High Court” shall be substituted;
        (n) in section 75, for the word “tribunal”, the words “Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be,” shall be substituted;
        (o) in section 87, in sub-section (2), clause (n) shall be omitted.
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