WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/NZL/T/1/Add.2 
19 July 2004 
 (04-3083) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
NEW ZEALAND 
 
Addendum
 
 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the following laws and regulations, as notified by New 
Zealand under Article 63.2 of the Ag reement (see document IP/N/1/NZL/4 ): 
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- Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999 2 
- Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999 Commencement Order 2000 4  
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA PROPRIÉTÉ  
INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE 
 
Addendum  
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 des lois et réglementations ci-après, notifiées par la Nouvelle-Zélande 
au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Acco rd (voir le document IP/N/1/NZL/4): 
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- Loi de 1999 portant modification de la Loi sur les marques de fabrique ou de commerce 2 
- Ordonnance de 2000 sur l'entrée en vigueur de la Loi de 1999 portant modification de la Loi sur les 
marques de fabrique ou de commerce 4 
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de  los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relaciona dos con el Comercio  
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL 
NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
NUEVA ZELANDIA 
 
Addendum  
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de las siguientes leyes y reglamentos, que Nueva Zelandia 
ha notificado en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/NZL/4): 
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- Reforma de la Ley de Marcas de Fábrica o de Comercio de 1999 2 
- Orden de entrada en vigor de 2000 de la Reforma de la Ley de Marcas de Fábrica o de 
Comercio de 1999 4 
 
                                                      
 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   IP/N/1/NZL/T/1/Add.2 
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 Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999 
 
Public Act 1999 No 121 
Date of assent 14 October 1999  
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An Act to amend the Trade Marks Act 1953 
 
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: 
 
1 Short Title and commencement 
 
(1) This Act may be cited as the Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999, and is part 
of the Trade Marks Act 1953 (“the principal Act”). 
 
(2) Sections 3, 4, and 8 come into force on a day appointed for the purpose by the 
Governor-General by Order in Council.  
 
(3) The rest of this Act comes into force on the day on which it receives the Royal 
assent. 
 2 Interpretation 
 
(1) Repealed  a definition and inserted 2 definitions in s2(1) of principal Act.  
 
(2) Consequentially  repealed s2(2) of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 1994.  
 
3 New provisions relating to collective trade marks inserted 
  
Inserted  s46A - s46M and cross-heading above into principal Act.  
 
4 Amendments to principal Act consequential on section 3 
 
(1) Repealed  2 definitions and inserted 5 definitions into s2(1) of principal Act.  
 
(2) Inserted  words into s2(2)(b) of principal Act.  
 
(3) Inserted  words into s8(1), s14(1), and s26(3) of principal Act.  
 
(4) Inserted  words into para. (a) of the proviso to s24(1) of principal Act.  
 
(5) Added  s35(5) to principal Act.  
 
(6) Repealed  s2(3) of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 1994.  
 
5 Certification trade marks 
 
 Substituted words in s47(6) of principal Act.  IP/N/1/NZL/T/1/Add.2 
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6 Orders in Council as to convention countries 
 
(1) Substituted  s72 of principal Act.  
 
(2) Substituted  definition in s2(1) of principal Act.  
 
(3) Added  s2(4) to principal Act.  
 
(4) The substitution by subsection (1) of a new section 72 of the principal Act for 
the existing section does not affect any order made under the existing section; 
and any such order may be amended or revoked by an order made under the substituted section. 
 7 International arrangements 
 
(1) Inserted  words into s73(1) of principal Act.  
 
(2) Subsection (1) is for the avoidance of doubt. 
 
8 Consequential amendments to Fair Trading Act 1986 
 
(1) Substituted  2 definitions in s16(3) of the Fair Trading Act 1986.  
 
(2) Repealed  s33(3) of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 1987  
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 Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999 Commencement Order 2000 
 
SR 2000/23 
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Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General 
 
Order in Council 
 
At Wellington this 6th day of March 2000 
 
Present: 
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council 
  
Pursuant to section 1(2) of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive 
Council, makes the following order. 
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Order 
 
1 Title 
 
 This order is the Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999 Commencement Order 2000. 
 2 Commencement of sections 3, 4, and 8 of Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999 
 
 Sections 3, 4, and 8 of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 1999 come into force on 1 
April 2000. 
 
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