Inspection of and extracts from registers
Section 26 of the Designs Act, 2000 deals with inspection of and extracts from registers. Every register kept under this Act shall at all convenient times be open to the inspection of the public, subject to the provisions of this Act; The Act came into force on 11 May 2001.
Every register kept under this Act shall at all convenient times be open to the inspection of the public, subject to the provisions of this Act; and certified copies, sealed with the seal of the Patent Office, of any entry in any such register shall be given to any person requiring the same on payment of the prescribed fee:
Provided that where such register is maintained wholly or partly on computer, the inspection of such register under this section shall be made by inspecting the computer printout of the relevant entry in the register so maintained on computer.
Section 26, The Designs Act, 2000 (Act 16 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 26
What does Section 26 of the Designs Act deal with?
Section 26 of the Designs Act is headed "Inspection of and extracts from registers". Every register kept under this Act shall at all convenient times be open to the inspection of the public, subject to the provisions of this Act;
How do I find court cases under Section 26 of the Designs Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Designs Act 2000 26, section 26 Designs Act 2000, section 26 of the Designs Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 26 of the Designs Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 26 of the Designs Act come into force?
Section 26 of the Designs Act, cited as Designs Act 2000 26, came into force on 11 May 2001, having been enacted on 25 May 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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