The Registered Designs Act 1949 (Isle of Man) Order 1989

Article 2

SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH THE REGISTERED DESIGNS ACT 1949 HAS EFFECT IN THE ISLE OF MAN

1.—(1) Any reference to an Act of Parliament (including the Registered Designs Act 1949) or to a provision of such an Act shall be construed, unless the contrary intention appears, as a reference to that Act or provision as it has effect in the Isle of Man.

(2) Notwithstanding section 47, any reference to the United Kingdom which occurs in the expression “His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom” does not include the Isle of Man.

(3) References to the Crown include the Crown in right of the Government of the Isle of Man.

(4) References to a Government department shall be construed as including references to a Department of the Government of the Isle of Man, and in relation to such a Department references to the Treasury shall be construed as references to the Treasury of the Isle of Man.

2.  For section 27 substitute –

In this Act “the court” means Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man.”.

3.  In section 28(5), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “in the Isle of Man, in the same way as an execution issued out of the court”.

4.  In section 30(2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “in the Isle of Man, in the same way as an execution issued out of the court”.

5.  In section 33(1)(a), for “indictment” substitute “information”.

6.  In section 34(a), for “indictment” substitute “information”.

7.  In section 44, after subsection (1) insert –

References in this section to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 are to that Act as it has effect in England and Wales.”.

8.  Omit sections 45 and 46.