1987 Ed.]
Trade Descriptions
[CAP. 362
3
CHAPTER 362
TRADE DESCRIPTIONS
Originally
69 of 1980.
L.N. 123/82. L.N. 294/82. L.N. 346/82. L.N.65/86. 10 of 1986. 2 of 1987.
To prohibit false trade descriptions, false marks and misstatements in respect of goods provided in the course of trade; to confer power to require information or instruction relating to goods to be marked on or to accompany the goods or to be included in advertisements; to prohibit the unauthorized use of devices or emblems signifying an award by the Queen or the Governor; to restate the law relating to forgery of trade marks; and for purposes connected therewith.
[1 April 1981.]
L.N. 64/81.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Trade Descriptions Ordinance.
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires---
"advertisement" includes a catalogue, a circular and a price list;
"authorized officer" means a public officer appointed under section 14;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Customs and Excise and any Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise; (Added, L.N. 294/82)
"Convention country" has the meaning assigned to it by section 13A(6) of the Trade Marks Ordinance;
"false trade description" means-
(a) a trade description which is false to a material degree;
(b) a trade description which, though not false, is misleading, that is to say, likely to be taken for such an indication of any of the matters specified in the definition of “trade description" as would be false to a material degree;
(c) anything which, though not a trade description, is likely to be taken for an indication of any of the matters specified in the definition of "trade description" and, as such an indication, would be false to a material degree;
(d) a false indication, or anything likely to be taken as an indication which would be false, that any goods comply with a standard specified or recognized by any person or implied by the approval of any person if there is no such standard or approval;
Short title.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 43.)
[cf. 1968 c. 29, s. 3.]