National Standards Authority of Ireland Act, 1996
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False representation in connection with standard specifications. |
19.—(1) Every person who makes any representation which is false in any material respect that any commodity, process or practice is of standard specification shall, subject to section 30 (3), be guilty of an offence. | |
(2) In this section “representation” means, in relation to a commodity, process or practice, any representation, direct or indirect, and whether oral, or by conduct, or in writing, and if in writing, includes a representation in any advertisement, catalogue, bill head or other document relating to the commodity, process or practice or implied in the use of any trade mark or style. | ||
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the operation of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 2 of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887 . |