Trade Marks Act, 1996

Rules relating to trade mark agents.

90.—(1) The Minister may make rules for the management of the Register and may, by those rules, prescribe any matter or thing referred to in this section or section 85 and, in particular, may so prescribe the educational and professional qualifications and the conditions (including conditions relating to nationality or citizenship) for eligibility for registration and the maximum fees which may be charged by any person who is registered for such services in connection with trade marks as may be specified in the rules.

(2) Rules under subsection (1) may authorise the Controller to refuse to recognise as agent in respect of any business under this Act any person who does not satisfy the requirements of section 85 .

(3) Rules under this section may authorise the Controller to refuse to recognise as agent in respect of any business under this Act a company or firm of which any director, manager or partner (as the case may be) is an individual whom the Controller could refuse to recognise as an agent.