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Updated to 18 May 2026 (Act No. 10 of 2026 and S.I. No. 212 of 2026)

Patents (Amendment) Act 2006
No. 31 of 2006

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement 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 Commencement Commencement Source
Not affected

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None