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Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Section 19

Title: Power of Central Government to Prescribe Physical Characteristics, Etc., of Weights and Measures

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) The Central Government shall, in relation to any weight or measure, prescribe the physical characteristics, configuration, constructional details, materials, equipment, performance, tolerances, methods or procedures of tests in accordance with the recommendations made by the International Organisation of Legal Metrology: Provided that where no such recommendation has been made, the Central Government shall prescribe such physical characteristics, configuration, constructional details, materials, equipment, performance, tolerances, method or procedures of tests in relation to any weight or measure as it may think fit. (2) Where it is not reasonably practicable to give effect to any recommendation made by the International Organisation of Legal Metrology, the Central Government may make such changes of a minor nature in the recommendation of the International Organisation of Legal Metrology as may appear to it to be necessary.

Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 Schedule I

Title: Schedule

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....Not permit in any place under its control any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention; and (c) Extend its penal legislation enacted under sub-paragraph (a) to any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken anywhere by natural persons, possessing its nationality, in conformity with international law. 2. Each State Party shall cooperate with other States Parties and afford the appropriate form of legal assistance to facilitate the implementation of the obligations under paragraph 1. 3. Each State Party, during the implemenation of its obligations under this Convention, shall assign the highest priority to ensuring the safety of people and to protecting the environment, and shall cooperate as appropriate with other States Parties in this regard Relations between the State Party and the Organization 4. In order to fulfill its obligation under this Convention, each State Party shall designate or establish a National Authority to serve as the national focal point for effective liaison with the Organization and other States Parties. Each State Party shall notify the Organization of its National Authority at the time that this.....

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

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Trade Marks Act, 1999shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. (3) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference- (a) to the use of a geographical indication shall be construed as a reference to the use of a printed or other visual representation of the geographical indication; (b) to the use of a geographical indication in relation to goods shall be construed as a reference to the use of the geographical indication upon, or in any physical or in any other relation whatsoever, to such goods; (c) to a registered geographical indication shall be construed as including a reference to a geographical indication registered in the register; (d) to the Registrar shall be construed as including a reference to any officer when discharging the functions of the Registrar in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3-; (e) to the Geographical Indications Registry shall be construed as including a reference to any office of the Geographical Indications Registry. SECTION 03: REGISTRAR OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (1) The Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks appointed.....

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 2001

.....the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Authority" means the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 3; (b) "benefit sharing", in relation to a variety, means such proportion of the benefit accruing to a breeder of such variety or such proportion of the benefit accruing to the breeder from an agent or a licensee of such variety, as the case may be, for which a claimant shall be entitled as determined by the Authority under section 26; (c) "breeder" means a person or group of persons or a farmer or group of farmers or any institution which has bred, evolved or developed any variety; (d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Tribunal; (e) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (5) of section 3, (f) "convention country" means a country which has acceded to an international convention for the protection of plant varieties to which India has also acceded, or a country which has a law on protection of plant varieties on the basis of which India has entered into an agreement for granting plant breeders' right to the citizens of both the countries; (g).....

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 2001

.....the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Authority" means the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 3; (b) "benefit sharing", in relation to a variety, means such proportion of the benefit accruing to a breeder of such variety or such proportion of the benefit accruing to the breeder from an agent or a licensee of such variety, as the case may be, for which a claimant shall be entitled as determined by the Authority under section 26; (c) "breeder" means a person or group of persons or a farmer or group of farmers or any institution which has bred, evolved or developed any variety; (d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Tribunal; (e) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (5) of section 3, (f) "convention country" means a country which has acceded to an international convention for the protection of plant varieties to which India has also acceded, or a country which has a law on protection of plant varieties on the basis of which India has entered into an agreement for granting plant breeders' right to the citizens of both the countries; (g).....

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Chapter III

Title: Registration of Plant Varieties and Essentially Derived Variety

State: Central

Year: 2001

.....contained in the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), a denomination assigned to a variety shall not be registered as a trade mark under that Act, Section 18 - Form of application (1) Every application for registration under section 14 shall-- (a) be with respect to a variety; (b) state the denomination assigned to such variety by the applicant; (c) be accompanied by an affidavit sworn by the applicant that such variety does not contain any gene or gene sequence involving terminator technology; (d) be in such form as may be specified by regulations; (e) contain a complete passport data of the parental lines from which the variety has been derived along with the geographical location in India from where the genetic material has been taken and all such information relating to the contribution, if any, of any farmer, village community, institution or organisation in breeding, evolving or developing the variety; (f) be accompanied by a statement containing a brief description of the variety bringing out its characteristics of novelty, distinctiveness, uniformity and stability as required for registration; (g) be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed; .....

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Section 15

Title: Registrable Varieties

State: Central

Year: 2001

.....that a trial of a new variety which has not been sold or otherwise disposed of shall not affect the right to protection: Provided further that the fact that on the date of filing the application for registration, the propagating or harvested material of such variety has become a matter of common knowledge other than through the aforesaid manner shall not affect the criteria of novelty for such variety; (b) distinct, if it is clearly distinguishable by at least one essential characteristic from any other variety whose existence is a matter of common knowledge in any country at the time of filing of the application. Explanation.-- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the filing of an application for the granting of a beerder's right to a new variety or for entering such variety in the official register of varieties in any convention country shall be deemed to render that variety a matter of common knowledge from the date of the application in case the application leads to the granting of the breeder's right or to the entry of such variety in such official register, as the case may be; (c) uniform, if subject to the variation that may be expected from the.....

Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Trade Marks Act 1999

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- CHAPTER 1. PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Trade Marks Act, 1999. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. ______________________ 1. 15th September, 2003 vide S.O. 1048 (E), dated 15-9-2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Part II, Section 3(ii), dated 15th September, 2003. 2. Definitions and interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwisere quires,-- (a) "Appellate Board" means the Appellate Board established under section 83; (b) "assignment" means an assignment in writing by act of the parties concerned; (c) "associated trade marks" means trade marks deemed to be, or required to be, registered as associated trade marks under this Act; (d) "Bench" means a.....

Trade Marks Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1999

TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999 TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999 47 of 1999 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. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Trade Marks Act, 1999. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "Appellate Board" means the Appellate Board established under section 83-; (b) "assignment" means an assignment in writing by act of the parties concerned; (c) "associated trade marks" means trade marks deemed to be, or.....

The Meghalaya Water Act, 2011 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2011

.....out their functions. (2) Local authorities including town committee shall continue to exercise power and functions as authorized under duly enacted Act of State Government or Central Government as the case may be. (3) Traditional bodies in rural areas may manage water resources, undertake watershed development, supply drinking water and take up minor irrigation. 11. Constitution of State Water Advisory Board " (1) The State Government shall as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, constitute Meghalaya State Water Advisory Board consisting of the following members, namely (a) Chief Minister who shall be the Chairman of the Board (b) Ministers in charge of Water Resources, Finance, Planning, Forest and Environment, Agriculture, Horticulture, Health, Community and Rural Development, District Council Affairs, Power, Fisheries, Industries, Soil and Water Conservation, Tourism and Urban Affairs Secretaries and Heads of Departments of the Departments mentioned in (b) above. (d) Chief Executive Members of Autonomous District Councils (e) Officers of Central Government relating to water, forest and environment, agriculture not exceeding 5 (five) (f) such.....