§ Sir G. HURSTasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies which of His Majesty's Colonies and Dependencies in Africa provide for the registration of designs for cotton goods; which permit of automatic registration as and when such designs are registered in England; which require payment of fees upon registration; and what the fees are in all such cases?
§ Mr. LUNNThe following table, compiled from the Ordinances in force in the respective Colonies, gives the information desired by the hon. Member:
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REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS. Dependency. General Provision for Registration of Designs. Fee. Provision for registration of designs registered in United Kingdom. Fee. Provision for automatic registration of designs as registered in U.K. Fee. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Nigeria No provision — Application may be made for registration in Nigeria of designs registered in U.K. (Ordinance 30 of 1928, No. 3). 10s. No provision — Gold Coast No provision — No provision — Proprietor of design registered in U.K. enjoys same privileges and rights as if certificate had been issued with extension to Gold Coast (Ordinance 23 of 1928, Section 2). Nil. Sierra Leone No provision — Application for registration may be made within 3 years of registration in U.K. (Ordinance 28 of 1928, Section 4). 10s. No provision — Gambia No provision — Application for registration may be made within 3 years of registration in U.K. (Ordinance 16 of 1928, Section 2). 10s. No provision — Kenya No provision — Revised Version of Laws, Chapter 88, Section 5. Understood to be 20s. No provision — Uganda No provision — Revised Version of Laws, Chapter 108, Section 5. Understood to be 20s. No provision — Tanganyika Territory. Ordinance 8 of 1928, Section 30 (1). Information not available. No provision — No provision — Nyasaland Ordinance 9 of 1903, Section 2 (same powers and procedure as in England). As in England No provision — No provision — Northern Rhodesia No provision — Application for registration may be made within 3 years of registration in U.K. (Ordinance 6 of 1929, Section 3). Information not available. No provision — Zanzibar No provision — Decree 19 of 1924, Section 12 Rs. 10 No provision — British Somaliland No provision — No provision — Proprietor of design registered in U.K. enjoys same privileges and rights as if certificate had been issued with an extension to Somaliland (Ordinance 5 of 1928, Sec. 2). Nil.