Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 3951
DESIGNS
The Registered Designs (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2001
Made
8th December 2001
Laid before Parliament
10th December 2001
Coming into force
9th December 2001
The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred upon her by sections 36, 40 and 44(1) of the Registered Designs Act 1949( 1 ), of the power conferred upon her by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988( 2 ), and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992( 3 ), and with the consent of the Treasury pursuant to the said section 40, hereby makes the following Rules:—
1. These Rules may be cited as the Registered Designs (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2001 and shall come into force on 9th December 2001.
2. —(1) The Schedule to the Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 1998( 4 ) shall be amended as set out in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this rule.
(2) For the words from “2A”, where it first appears in the first column of the Schedule, to “90” in the third column of the Schedule there shall be substituted—
| “ 2A | On application to register one design not falling within the next item | 60 |
| 2A | On application to register one design intended to be applied to, or incorporated in, a product made substantially of lace or, where the design consists substantially of checks or stripes, a textile product | 35. ” |
(3) For the words from “19A” in the first column of the Schedule to “50” the second time that it appears in the third column of the Schedule there shall be substituted—
| “ 19A | On request by proprietor of design to cancel registration | — |
| On application for cancellation of the registration other than by proprietor of the design or for a declaration of invalidity | 50. ” |
Melanie Johnson,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competition, Consumers and Markets
Department of Trade and Industry
8th December 2001
We consent to the making of these Rules.
Nick Ainger
Anne McGuire
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
6th December 2001
1949 c. 88 ; section 36(1A) of the 1949 Act was inserted by, and sections 36(1), 40 and 44(1) were amended by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48) , section 272 and Schedule 3, paragraphs 26, 30 and 31 and sections 36(1A) and 44(1) of that Act were further amended by the Registered Designs Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3949 ), Schedule 1, paragraphs 11 and 14 and Schedule 2.
S.I. 1998/1777 .