TRADE MARKS ACT
use any term implying such a meaning, nor shall
such a person permit himself to be so described or
held out.
(4) The Controller may refuse to recognize as
agent in respect of any business under this Act any
person who, not being a trade mark agent or
entitled by virtue of section sixty-one to practise as
a trade mark agent, is, in the opinion of the
Controller, having regard to any other activities of
that person, including the number of persons by
whom that person is employed in any capacity and
the remuneration received by him, acting as a trade
mark agent in applying for the registration of trade
marks in Zimbabwe or elsewhere in the name, or
for the benefit, of one or more persons by whom he
is employed.
(5) Any person who contravenes this section
shall be guilty of an offence.
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under this Part, be those prevailing in the Supreme
Court in so far as the same are applicable, and if
any matter should arise which is not contemplated
either by such procedure or practice or by such
rules, the Tribunal may give instructions regarding
the course to be pursued, which instructions shall
be binding on all parties.
63 Prohibition of certain acts of trade mark
agents
(1) No trade mark agent shall have an interest,
either as a partner or manager or otherwise, in more
than one firm of trade mark agents in Zimbabwe.
(2) No trade mark agent shall practise under a
name or title which includes the name of any
person who is not or was not—
(a) in his lifetime ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe; or
(b) registered as a trade mark agent under the
provisions of this Act or the repealed legislation.
(3) No person shall practise as a trade mark
agent if he is a party to—
(a) a contract of partnership; or
(b) an arrangement providing for the sharing or
paying over of any professional fees;
relating to the business of a trade mark agent with
any person who is prohibited from practising as a
trade mark agent.
(4) Any person who contravenes this section
shall be guilty of an offence.
PART XII
APPEALS AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
64 Tribunal to hear appeals
(1) Where this Act provides for an appeal from a
decision of the Registrar, such appeal shall be made
to the Tribunal.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the Minister
shall appoint a registrar of the Tribunal and such
other officers thereof as he may deem necessary.
(3) The Tribunal shall, in connection with any
proceedings before it under this Act, have all the
powers of the Supreme Court and, without derogation from the generality of the foregoing and of the
other powers conferred upon it by this Act, the
Tribunal shall have power to make any order for
the purpose of securing the attendance of any
person, the discovery or production of any documents, or the investigation or punishment of any
contempt of court which the Supreme Court has
power to make.
(4) The procedure and practice of the Tribunal
shall, save as otherwise provided for by rules made
(5) Upon any appeal to the Tribunal under this
Part, the Tribunal may—
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