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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 9, 1934.
HONG KONG.
No. 38 of 1934.
I assent.
W. PEEL,
L.S.
Governor.
Short title.
Addition of
new para- graph to
Ordinance No. 4 of 1890, s. 14.
1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 31, ss. 1 and 2.
9th November, 1934.
An Ordinance to amend further the Merchandise Marks
Ordinance, 1890.
[9th November, 1934.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Merchandise Marks Amendment (No. 2) Ordinance, 1934.
2. Section 14 of the Merchandise Marks Ordinance, 1890, is amended-
(a) by the insertion of the following paragraph, numbered (3), immediately after paragraph (2) thereof:
(3) (i) where any such goods bearing any such name or trade mark as aforesaid are imported into the Colony, and the Superintendent of Imports and Exports is, upon representations made to him, satisfied that the use of the name or trade mark is fraudulent, the Superintendent of Imports and Exports may also require the importer of the goods, or his agent, to produce any documents in his possession relating to the goods and to furnish information as to the name and address of the person by whom the goods were consigned to the Colony and the name and address of the person to whom the goods were sent in the Colony; and, if the importer or his agent fails within fourteen days to comply with any such requirement, he shall on summary conviction be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars;
(ii) any information obtained from the importer of the goods or his agent under paragraph (i), or from any other source, may be communicated by the Superintendent of Im- ports and Exports to any person whose name or trade mark is alleged to have been used or infringed; and
(b) by the renumbering of paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6) thereof as paragraphs (4), (5), (6) and (7) respectively.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 8th day of November, 1934.
H. R. BUTTERS, Deputy Clerk of Councils.