Geographical Indications Act 2000 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Administration
8. Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars
Feedback & supportThe Director General of the Corporation shall be the Registrar of Geographical Indications.
Corporation
“Corporation” means the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia established under the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002;
The Corporation may appoint, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, from amongst persons in the employment of the Corporation, such number of Deputy Registrars of Geographical
Indications, Assistant Registrars of Geographical Indications and other officers as may be necessary for the proper administration
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of this Act, and may revoke the appointment of any person so appointed or deemed to have been so appointed under subsection (3).
The persons holding office as Deputy Registrars, Assistant
Registrars and other officers under this Act before the appointed date who were given an option by the Government of Malaysia to serve as employees of the Corporation and have so opted shall on the appointed date be deemed to have been appointed as Deputy
appointed date
“appointed date” has the same meaning as is assigned to that expression in the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002;
Registrars, Assistant Registrars and such other officers under subsection (2).
Subject to the general direction and control of the Registrar and to such conditions or restrictions as may be imposed by the
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Geographical Indications as designated in subsection 8(1).
Registrar, a Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar may exercise any function of the Registrar under this Act, and anything by this
Deputy Registrar
“Deputy Registrar” means the person appointed or deemed to have been appointed to be a Deputy Registrar under subsection 8(2) or (3);
Act appointed or authorized or required to be done or signed by the Registrar may be done or signed by any Deputy Registrar or
Assistant Registrar and the act or signature of a Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar shall be as valid and effectual as if done or signed by the Registrar.
Assistant Registrar
“Assistant Registrar” means the person appointed or deemed to have been appointed to be an Assistant Registrar under subsection 8(2) or (3);
The Registrar shall have a seal of such device as may be approved by the Corporation and the impressions of such seal shall be judicially noticed and admitted in evidence.