Geographical Indications Act 2000 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part IV · Registration of Geographical Indications
17. Failure to file documentary evidence
Feedback & supportWhere the applicant fails to file the documentary evidence as required under subsection 16(1), the Registrar shall be entitled to treat the application for registration as abandoned.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Geographical Indications as designated in subsection 8(1).
Where the opponent fails to file the documentary evidence as required under subsection 16(1), the Registrar shall be entitled to treat the opposition as abandoned and shall register the application and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in the prescribed form.
Register
“Register” means the Register of Geographical Indications kept under this Act;