S.I. No. 23/1961 - Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (International Arrangements) (Amendment) Order, 1961.

1. This Order may be cited as the Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (International Arrangements) (Amendment) Order, 1961.

2. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. The Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (International Arrangements) Order, 1959 (

S.I. No. 22 of 1959

), is hereby amended by the insertion of " Vatican City State " in the First Schedule after " United States of America " (inserted by the Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (International Arrangements) (Amendment) Order, 1960 (

S.I. No. 104 of 1960

)).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 7th day of February, 1961.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The amendment extends the effect of the principal Order to the Vatican City State.

S.I. No. 23 of 1961.

PATENTS, DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS (INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1961.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by subsection (5) of

section 152

of the

Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927

(No. 16 of 1927), as adapted by

section 2

of the

Executive Powers (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937

(No. 20 of 1937), hereby order as follows