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GRE) VERY-THE-

HONG KONG.

No. 8 or 1940.

I assent.

f.And. Berthest

Gaterner,

15th March, 1940.

An Ordinance to make such special provision with respect to trade marks as is expedient to meet any emergency which may arise as a result of war.

[15th March, 1940.]

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 Trade Marks Short title. (Emergency) Ordinance, 1940,

2-(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise Interpreta requires

tion. 2*10*0.6.

e.

"enemy" and "enemy subject" have the meanings e 107, respectively assigned to them by the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1014;

"the Registrar" means the Registrar of Trade Marks within the meaning of the Trade Marks Ordinance, 1909.

(2) References in this Ordinance to any enactment shall bo construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment, including, except where the context otherwise requires, this Ordinance.

s. 10 (1). Ordinance No. 26 of 1914.

Ordinatics No. 40 of 1909.

Power of Registrar

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8.-(1) Where it is made to appear to the Registrar that it is difficult or impracticable to describe or refer to an article or substance without the use of a trade mark registered in respect of that article or substance, being a trade mark which is, or has at any time since the beginning of the third day of September nineteen hundred and thirty-nine been, registered subject. in the name of an enemy or an enemy subject, whether alone 24 3 Geo, 6, or jointly with another, or which is, or has at any such time as aforesaid been, in the proprietorship of an enemy or an enemy subject, whether alone or jointly with another, the following provisions of this section shall have effect,

c. 107, s. 3.