Patents (Amendment) Act 2006

Short title and commencement.

51.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 .

(2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions of this Act.

(3) This section and sections 1 , 2 (a), (f) and (g), 7 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 18 to 25 , 29 (c)(ii), 31 (c), 32 , 34 , 36 to 40 and 42 to 50 shall come into operation on the passing of this Act.