LawgistThe Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act
56Certain persons to be public servants
Every person appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 55 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 56 Certain persons to be public servants
- 57 Stay of proceedings where the validity of registration of the geographical indication is questioned etc
- 58 Application for rectification of register to be made to Appellate Board in certain cases
- 59 Implied warranty on sale of indicated goods
- 60 Powers of Registrar
- 61 Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar
- 62 Evidence before Registrar
- 63 Death of party to a proceeding
- 64 Extension of time
- 65 Abandonment
- 66 Suit for infringement, etc., to be instituted before district court
- 67 Relief in suit for infringement or for passing off
- 68 Authorised user to be impleaded in certain proceedings
- 69 Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar
- 70 Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc
- 71 Power to require goods to show indication of origin
- 72 Certificate of validity
- 73 Groundless threats of legal proceedings
- 74 Address for service
- 75 Trade usages, etc., to be taken into consideration
- 76 Agents
- 77 Indexes
- 78 Documents open to public inspection
- 79 Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament
- 80 Fees and surcharge
- 81 Savings in respect of certain matters in Chapter VIII
- 82 Declaration as to title of geographical indication not registrable under the Registration Act, 1908
- 83 Government to be bound
- 84 Special provisions relating to applications for registration from citizens of convention countries
- 85 Provision as to reciprocity
- 86 Powers of Central Government to remove difficulties
- 87 Power to make rules
