Part 1 : Introduction and Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

'Bophuthatswana'

means the former Republic of Bophuthatswana as constituted on 26 April 1994;

'Bophuthatswana Act'

in Part 3 means the Patents Act, 1952 (Act 37 of 1952), in Part 4 means the Designs Act, 1967 (Act 57 of 1967), in Part 5 means the Trade Marks Act, 1963 (Act 62 of 1963), and in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1965 (Act 63 of 1965), all as effective in Bophuthatswana, and 'Bophuthatswana Acts' means all those Acts, collectively;

'Ciskei'

means the former Republic of Ciskei as constituted on 26 April 1994;

'Ciskei Act'

in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act 98 of 1978), as effective in Ciskei;

'Designs Office'

means the designs office as contemplated in the Designs Act, 1993 (Act 195 of 1993);

'Patent Office'

means the patent office as contemplated in the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978);

'Registrar of Designs'

means the registrar of designs appointed in terms of the Designs Act, 1993 (Act 195 of 1993);

'Registrar of Patents'

means the registrar of patents appointed in terms of the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978);

'Registrar of Trade Marks'

means the registrar of trade marks appointed in terms of the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act 194 of 1993);

'Register of Designs'

in Part 4 means the register of designs kept under the Bophuthatswana Act, the Transkei Act or the Venda Act, as the case may be, and 'records' pertaining to those registers has a corresponding meaning;

'Register of Patents'

in Part 3 means the register of patents kept under the Bophuthatswana Act, the Transkei Act or the Venda Act, as the case may be, and 'records' pertaining to those registers has a corresponding meaning;

'Register of Trade Marks'

in Part 5 means the register of trade marks kept under the Bophuthatswana Act, the Transkei Act or the Venda Act, as the case may be, and 'records' pertaining to those registers has a corresponding meaning;

'Republic'

means the Republic of South Africa as constituted on 27 April 1994;

'South African Act'

in Part 3 means the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978), in Part 4 means the Designs Act, 1993 (Act 195 of 1993), in Part 5 means the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act 194 of 1993), and in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act 98 of 1978), and 'South African Acts' means all those Acts, collectively;

'Territorial Acts'

means the Bophuthatswana Acts, Ciskei Acts, Transkei Acts and Venda Acts collectively;

'Trade Marks Office'

means the trade marks office contemplated in the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act 194 of 1993);

'Transkei'

means the former Republic of Transkei as constituted on 26 April 1994;

'Transkei Act'

in Part 3 means the Patents Act, 1952 (Act 37 of 1952), in Part 4 means the Designs Act, 1967 (Act 57 of 1967), in Part 5 means the Trade Marks Act, 1963 (Act 62 of 1963), and in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1965 (Act 63 of 1965), all as effective in Transkei, and 'Transkei Acts' means all those Acrts, collectively;

'Venda'

means the former Republic of Venda as constituted on 26 April 1994;

'Venda Act'

in Part 3 means the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978), in Part 4 means the Designs Act, 1967 (Act 57 of 1967), in Part 5 means the Trade Marks Act, 1963 (Act 62 of 1963), and in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act 98 of 1978), all as effective in Venda, and 'Venda Acts' means all those Acts, collectively.

Intellectual Property Laws Rationalisation Act, 1996 (Act No. 107 of 1996)