HL Deb 02 November 1988 vol 501 cc365-6

340 Page 149, line 30, leave out paragraph 25 and insert— '25.—(1) Section 36 of the Registered Designs Act 1949 (general power to make rules, &c.) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for "the Board of Trade" and "the Board" substitute "the Secretary of State", and for "as they think expedient" substitute "as he thinks expedient". (1A) Rules may, in particular, make provision—

  1. (a) prescribing the form of applications for registration of designs and of any representations or specimens of designs or other documents which may be filed at the Patent Office, and requiring copies to be furnished of any such representations, specimens or documents;
  2. (b) regulating the procedure to be followed in connection with any application or request to the registrar or in connection with any proceeding before him, and authorising the rectification of irregularities of procedure;
  3. (c) providing for the appointment of advisers to assist the registrar in proceedings before him;
  4. (d) regulating the keeping of the register of designs;
  5. (e) authorising the publication and sale of copies of representations of designs and other documents in the Patent Office;
  6. (f) prescribing anything authorised or required by this Act to be prescribed by rules.
(1B) The remuneration of an adviser appointed to assist the registrar shall be determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury and shall be defrayed out of money provided by Parliament.".'.

341 Page 150, line 44, at end insert— '(5) In paragraph (4) for "a department of the Government of Northern Ireland" substitute "a Northern Ireland department", and at the end add "and in relation to a Northern Ireland department references to the Treasury shall be construed as references to the Department of Finance and Personnel".'.

Lord Young of Graffham

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 340 and 341 en bloc.

Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 340 and 341 en bloc.—(Lord Young of Graffham.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.