TRADE MARKS ACT

Section 45: Power to make regulations.

1967Section 45 of 69Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) The Minister may make regulations-
(a) for regulating the practice under this Act, including the service of documents;
(b) for classifying goods for the purposes of registration of trade marks;
(c) for making or requiring duplicates of trade marks and other documents;
(d) for securing and regulating the publishing and selling or distributing, in such manner as the Minister thinks fit, of copies of trade marks and other documents;
(e) for prescribing the fees to be paid in respect of applications, registrations and other matters under this Act;
(f) for prescribing anything required or authorised by this Act to be prescribed by regulations;
(g) for extending the time limited by this Act for the performance of any act, whether generally or in particular cases and whether at the discretion of the Registrar or otherwise;
(h) for imposing restrictions as regards the registration under this Act of the arms, flags, emblems, titles or other distinctive marks of any country or international organisation;
(i) generally, for regulating the business of the office of the Registrar and all things by this Act placed under the direction or control of the Registrar or the Minister.
(2) Regulations under this section shall not have effect until published in the Federal Gazette.

Cite this section

Section 45, TRADE MARKS ACT (1967).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/trade-marks-act/section/45/