Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty Act, 1916
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Further limitation of the use of the description “port.” 50 & 51 Vict. c. 28. |
1.—(1) The description “port” applied to wine the produce of Portugal, imported into the United Kingdom after the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be a false trade description within the meaning of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887 , if the wine on importation into the United Kingdom was not accompanied by a certificate issued by the competent Portuguese authorities to the effect that it was a wine to which by the law of Portugal the description “port” may be applied, and that Act shall have effect accordingly: | |
Provided that it shall be a good defence to any proceedings under that Act in respect of such a description as aforesaid if it is proved that the wine to which the description is applied is intended solely for exportation from the United Kingdom. | ||
(2) This provision is in addition to and not in derogation of any of the provisions contained in the principal Act. |