LawgistThe Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act
43Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Geographical Indications Registry
If any person uses on his place of business, or on any document issued by him, or otherwise, words which would reasonably lead to the belief that his place of business is, or is officially connected with, the Geographical Indications Registry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
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OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
- 37 Meaning of applying geographical indications
- 38 Falsifying and falsely applying geographical indications
- 39 Penalty for applying false geographical indications
- 40 Penalty for selling goods to which false geographical indication is applied
- 41 Enhanced penalty on second or subsequent conviction
- 42 Penalty for falsely representing a geographical indication as registered
- 43 Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Geographical Indications Registry
- 44 Penalty for falsification of entries in the register
- 45 No offence in certain cases
- 46 Forfeiture of goods
- 47 Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business
- 48 Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused
- 49 Offences by companies
- 50 Cognizance of certain offences and the powers of police officer for search and seizure
- 51 Costs of defence of prosecution
- 52 Limitation of prosecution
- 53 Information as to commission of offence
- 54 Punishment for abetement in India of acts done out of India
