Definitions
Section 2 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 deals with definitions. In this Act, unles the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Appellate Board" means the Appellate Board established under section 32; The Act came into force on 01 May 2004.
In this Act, unles the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Appellate Board" means the Appellate Board established under section 32;
(b) "assignment" means an assignment in writing by act of the parties concerned;
(c) "Bench" means a Bench of the Appellate Board;
(d) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Appellate Board;
(e) "commercial exploitation", in relation to Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design, means to sell, lease, offer or exhibit for sale or otherwise distribute such semiconductor integrated circuit for any commercial purpose;
(f) "convention country" means a country notified as such under section 93;
(g) "Judicial Member" means a Member of the Appellate Board appointed as such under this Act, and includes the Chairperson or such Vice-Chairperson who possesses any of the qualifications specified in sub-section (3) of section 34;
(h) "layout-design" means a layout of transistors and other circuitry elements and includes lead wires connecting such elements and expressed in any manner in a semiconductor integrated circuit;
(i) "Member" means a Judicial Member or a Technical Member of the Appellate Board and includes the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson;
(j) "notify" means to notify in the Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Journal published by the Registrar;
(k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(l) "register" means the Register of Layout-Designs referred to in section 6;
(m) "registered" (with its grammatical variations) means registered under this Act;
(n) "registered layout-design" means a layout-design which is actually on the register;
(o) "registered proprietor", in relation to a layout-design, means the person for the time being entered in the register as proprietor of the layout-design;
(p) "registered user" means a person who is for the time being registered as such under section 25;
(q) "Registrar" means the Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design referred to in section 3;
(r) "semiconductor integrated circuit" means a product having transistors and other circuitry elements which are inseparably formed on a semiconductor material or an insulating material or inside the semiconductor material and designed to perform an electronic circuitry function;
(s) "Technical Member" means a Member of the Appellate Board who is not a Judicial Member and includes the Chairperson or such Vice-Chairperson who possesses any of the qualifications specified in sub-section (4) of section 34;
(t) "transmission" means transmission by operation of law, devolution on the personal representation of a deceased person or any other mode of transfer not being assignment;
(u) "Vice-Chairperson" means the Vice-Chairperson of the Appellate Board;
(v) any reference to the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry shall be construed as including a reference to any office of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits LayoutDesign Registry.
Section 2, The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 (Act 37 of 2000).
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This section refers to
- s. 3 Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits layout-design
- s. 6 Register of Layout-Designs
- s. 25 Registration as registered user
- s. 32 Establishment of Layout-Design Appellate Board
- s. 34 Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or other Members
- s. 93 Convention countries
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Questions about Section 2
What does Section 2 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act deal with?
Section 2 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act is headed "Definitions". In this Act, unles the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Appellate Board" means the Appellate Board established under section 32;
How do I find court cases under Section 2 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design 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: Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 2, section 2 Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, section 2 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design 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 2 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 3 (Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits layout-design), section 6 (Register of Layout-Designs), section 25 (Registration as registered user), section 32 (Establishment of Layout-Design Appellate Board), and on 2 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Rules, 2001 (2001).
When did Section 2 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act come into force?
Section 2 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, cited as Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 2, came into force on 01 May 2004, having been enacted on 04 Sep 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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