Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927

Application of this Part of this Act to registered designs.

172.—(1) This Part of this Act shall apply to designs which though capable of being registered under Part III . of this Act are not used or intended to be used as models or patterns to be multiplied by any industrial process, and the general rules made by the Minister under Part V . of this Act may determine the conditions under which a design shall be deemed to be used for such purposes as aforesaid.

(2) Subject to the provisions of the foregoing sub-section and save as is otherwise provided in Part VII . of this Act, this Part of this Act shall not apply to designs capable of being registered under Part III . of this Act.