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Updated to 5 April 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024 and S.I. No. 141 of 2024)

Patents (Amendment) Act 2006
No. 31 of 2006

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
S. 1 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 2(a) 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 2(b)-(e) 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions)(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
S. 2(f)-(g) 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
Ss. 3- 5 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions)(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
S. 6 21 May 2009 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 196 of 2009), art. 2 and sch.
S. 7 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
Ss. 8, 9 21 May 2009 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 196 of 2009), art. 2 and sch.
S. 10 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 11 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
S. 12 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
Ss. 13, 14 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions)(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
Ss. 15, 16 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 17 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
Ss. 18- 25 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
Ss. 26-28 21 May 2009 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 196 of 2009), art. 2 and sch.
S. 29(a),(b), (c)(i) 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
S. 29(c)(ii) 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 29 (d) 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
S. 30 21 May 2009 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 196 of 2009), art. 2 and sch.
S. 31(a), (b) 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
S. 31(c) 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 31(d) 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
S. 32 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 33 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions)(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
S. 34 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 35 13 December 2007 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 761 of 2007), art. 2 and sch.
Ss. 36-40 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S. 41 4 October 2010 Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Section 41) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 432 of 2010), art. 2
Ss. 42-50 11 December 2006 S. 51(3)
S.51 11 December 2006 S. 51 (3)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Not affected

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None