Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1434
Designs
The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2008
Made
5th June 2008
Laid before Parliament
6th June 2008
Coming into force
1st July 2008
The Secretary of State has been designated( 3 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1 ) in relation to intellectual property (including both registered and unregistered rights).
Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(2) of that Act, makes the following regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st July 2008.
Amendment of the Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989
2. The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989( 2 ) are amended as follows.
3. In the Schedule to those Regulations (qualifying countries) insert a reference to Vietnam, a reference to Tonga and a reference to Ukraine.
Baroness Morgan of Defrelin
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property and Quality
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
5th June 2008
1972 c. 68 ; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 c. 51 , section 27(1).
S.I. 1989/1100 ; amended by S.I. 2006/1833 .