TRADE MARKS ACT
whichever is the earlier.
90 Evidence
(1) Any invoice or other document submitted
or used by an importer or any other person in
connection with the importation of goods in
respect of which a prosecution is brought under
this Part may be produced as evidence in any
criminal proceedings without calling the person
who prepared or signed it.
(2) In any prosecution for an offence under
this Part, evidence that any imported goods were
shipped at any port of call shall be prima facie
evidence that those goods were grown, manufactured or produced in the country within which
that port is situated.
(3) Where, in any prosecution for an offence
under this Part, the consent of the proprietor of a
trade mark is a relevant issue. the onus of proving
the consent of such proprietor shall lie on the
accused.
91 Forfeiture of goods
(1) On conviction of any person for an offence
under this Part, the court may, in addition to any
sentence passed, declare any goods in respect or
by means of which the offence was committed to
be forfeited to the State, unless the owner of the
goods or any person acting on his behalf or other
person interested in the goods shows cause to the
contrary.
(2) After any goods in respect of or by means
of which it is suspected that an offence under this
Part has been committed are seized by a police
officer and no prosecution is instituted following
that seizure—
(a) the magistrate shall, on application by a
police officer, cause a notice to be published in the Gazette and in a newspaper
circulating in the area stating that unless
cause is shown to the contrary at the time
and place specified in the notice such
goods shall be declared forfeited; and
(b) at the time and place referred to in
paragraph (a) the magistrate may, unless
the owner of the goods or any person acting on his behalf or other person interested
in the goods shows cause to the contrary
declare such goods to be forfeited to the
State.
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93 Penalty for falsely representing a trade
mark as registered
(1) Any person who makes a representation—
(a)
with respect to a mark not being a registered trade mark, to the effect that it is a
registered trade mark; or
(b)
with respect to a part of a registered trade
mark not being a part separately registered
as a trade mark, to the effect that it is so
registered; or
PART XIV
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
92 Falsification of entries in Register
Any person who—
(a) makes or causes to be made a false entry
in the Register; or
(b) makes or causes to be made a writing
falsely purporting to be a copy of an entry
in the Register; or
(c) produces or tenders or causes to be
produced or tendered in evidence any writing referred to in paragraph (b), knowing
the entry or writing to be false;
shall be guilty of an offence.
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