Industrial Designs Act, 2001
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Evidence before the Controller. |
82.—In subsection (1) of section 92 (as amended by section 73 of the Trade Marks Act, 1996 ) of the Patents Act, 1992 (which relates to evidence in proceedings before the Controller under that Act or any other enactment), after “before the Controller (including proceedings under the Trade Marks Act, 1996 ”, there shall be inserted “, and the Industrial Designs Act, 2001” and the section as so amended is set out in the Table to this section. | |
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In any proceeding under this or any other enactment before the Controller (including proceedings under the Trade Marks Act, 1996 , and the Industrial Designs Act, 2001) evidence shall be given by statutory declaration in the absence of directions to the contrary, but in any case in which the Controller thinks it right so to do he may take evidence viva voce in lieu of or in addition to evidence by such declaration. |