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(b)
may directly or indirectly amend any provision of this Act
(whether by addition, substitution or repeal) insofar as such
amendment is strictly necessary for the pmvose of(i) implementing the provisions of the Madrid Protocol
in Zimbab\ve;
(ii) bringing this Act into conformity with the Madrid
Protocol;
(iii) managing the interface between trade marks registered
under this Act otherwise than in accordance with the
Madrid Protocol and those registered under thi~ Act in
accordance with Madrid Protocol, including provisions
to enable those holders of trade marks registered under
this Act before the domestication of the Madrid Protocol
and who wish to benefit from the provisions of the
Madrid Protocol to expeditiously re-register their trade
marks in accordance with the Madrid Protocol;
(7) The Minister shall lay the draft statutory instrument referred
to in subsection (6) before the National Assembly, and if the National
Assembly makes no resolution against the publication of the statutory
instrument within the next seven sitting days after it is so laid before it,
the Minister shall cause it to be published in the Gazette.
(8) In the event of inconsistency between this Act and the statutory
instrument referred to in subsection (6) then(a)
the statutory instrument shall prevail over tlris Act to the
extent of the inconsistency; and
(b)
this Act shall be construed with such modifications,
qualifications, adaptations and exceptions as may be
necessary to bring it into conformity with the statutory
instrument.".
PARTCXII
INTEGRATED CIRcurr L<\Yom DEsiGNS ACT
[CHAPTER
26:07] (No. 18 oF 2001)
In section 25 ("Special provisions as to State use during emergcncy")(2)(b) by
the deletion of "section 311 the Constitution" and the substitution of "section 113
subsection ( 1) of the Constitution".
PARTCXIII
INTElLECTUAL PRoPERTY TRIBUNAL ACT
[C!L4PTFR
26:08] (No. 5 OF 2001)
1. In section 10 ("Proceedings to be in public") by the deletion of "Subject to
subsection (12) of section 18 of the Constitution and except" and the substitution of
"Except".
2. In section 15 ("Record of proceedings of Tribunal")(2) by the deletion of
"Subject to subsection (12) of section 18 of the Constitution and any other enactment"
and the substitution of "Subject to any other enactment".
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