PATENTS AND DESIGNS ACT 1907 - SECT 91A Short title.

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PATENTS AND DESIGNS ACT 1907 - SECT 91A

Short title.

91A.(1) In this Act, the expression "Convention country" means a country in
the case of which there is for the time being in force a declaration made by
His Majesty by Order in Council, with a view to the fulfilment of a treaty,
convention, arrangement or engagement, declaring that that country is a
Convention country:

Provided that a declaration may be made as aforesaid for the purposes either
of all or of some (but not all) of the provisions of this Act, and a country
in the case of which a declaration made for the purposes of some (but not all)
of the provisions of this Act is in force shall be deemed to be a
Convention country for the purposes of those provisions only.

(2) His Majesty may, further, by Order in Council direct that any of the
Channel Islands, any colony, any British protectorate or protected state, or
any territory [administered by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom
in accordance with a mandate from the League of Nations or under the
trusteeship system of the United Nations] shall be deemed to be a
Convention country for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of
this Act; and an Order made under this subsection may direct that any such
provision shall have effect, in relation to the territory in question, subject
to such conditions or limitations, if any, as may be specified in the Order.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, every colony,
protectorate, territory subject to the authority or under the suzerainty of
another country, and territory [administered by another country in accordance
with a mandate from the League of Nations or under the trusteeship system of
the United Nations] shall be deemed to be a country in the case of which a
declaration may be made under that subsection.]

Ss.91B 91D rep. by 1949 c.87 s.106 sch.2; 1949 c.88 s.48 sch.2. Ss.9298 rep.
by SLR 1927; 1949 c.87 s.106 sch.2; 1949 c.88 s.48 sch.2

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PATENTS AND DESIGNS ACT 1907 - SECT 91A