Section 5
Geographical Indications Office and other branch offices
of Geographical Indications Act 2022
The Central Geographical Indications Office and such number of branch offices of the Central Geographical Indications Office established under section 9 of the repealed Act shall be known as the Geographical Indications Office and branch offices, respectively.
(2)
In addition to subsection (1), for the purposes of this Act, such number of branch offices of the Geographical Indications Office as may be necessary shall be established.
(3)
Any document required by this Act to be filed at the
Geographical Indications Office may be filed at any branch office of the Geographical Indications Office and any reference in this Act to the submission at the Geographical Indications Office includes reference to the submission at a branch office.
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(4)
All communications with the Geographical Indications Office shall be in the national language or English language.