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Updated to 10 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 474 of 2025)

Patents (Amendment) Act 2006
No. 31 of 2006

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement 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 Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Source
Not affected

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None