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Section 22 - Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
Chapter XVII
Amendments to The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
22. Amendment of Act 48 of 1999.-
In the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999,-
(a) in section 2, in sub-section (1), clauses (a) and (p) shall be omitted;
(b) in section 19, for the word "tribunal", the words "Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be," shall be substituted;
(c) in section 23, for the words "and before the Appellate Board before which", the words "before whom" shall be substituted;
(d) in section 27,-
(i) for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;
(ii) for the word "tribunal", wherever it occurs, the words "Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be," shall be substituted;
(e) in Chapter VII, for the Chapter heading, the Chapter heading "APPEALS" shall be substituted;
(f) in section 31,-
(i) for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;
(ii) sub-section (3) shall be omitted;
(g) sections 32 and 33 shall be omitted;
(h) in sections 34 and 35, for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;
(i) section 36 shall be omitted;
(j) in section 48,-
(i) for the words "Appellate Board", at both the places where they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;
(ii) for the word "tribunal", the words "Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be," shall be substituted;
(k) in sections 57 and 58, for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;
(l) in section 63, the words "the Appellate Board or" shall be omitted;
(m) in section 72, for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;
(n) in section 75, for the word "tribunal", the words "Registrar or the High Court, as the case may be," shall be substituted;
(o) in section 87, in sub-section (2), clause (n) shall be omitted.