Malaysia legislation
Section 98
Section 98
Power to make regulations
(2)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), such regulations may provide for the following purposes:
(a)
to regulate the procedure, other than the procedure relating to proceedings before the Court or connected therewith, under this Act including service of documents;
(b)
to classify goods for the purposes of registration of geographical indications;
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(c)
to provide for all matters relating to registration of geographical indications including renewal of registered geographical indications;
(d)
to provide for all matters relating to voluntary cancellations or cancellations of registered geographical indications or corrections of the Register;
(e)
to secure and regulate the publishing and selling or distributing of copies of extracts of geographical indications and other documents from the Register or the record of
Registrar;
(f)
to prescribe the fees to be paid in respect of any matter or thing required for the purposes of this Act;
(g)
to regulate all matters relating to registered geographical indication agents;
(h)
to regulate generally on matters pertaining to the business operation relating to geographical indications carried on in the Geographical Indications Office and its branch offices whether or not specifically prescribed under this Act but so as not to be inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act;
(i)
to regulate the use of geographical indications including how the geographical indications are applied to or applied in relation to goods;
(j)
to regulate matters relating to the use of geographical indications on the internet;
(k)
to provide for the manner and effect of a cancellation and for protecting the interests of other persons having a right in the registered geographical indications;
(l)
to prescribe the entry, particulars or matters to be entered into the Register or the record of Registrar.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Rules Committee constituted under the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 [Act 91]
may make rules of court regulating the practice and procedure in relation to proceedings before the Court or connected therewith and the costs of the proceedings.
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