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1(1)References in statutory provisions passed or made before the commencement of this Act to trade marks or registered trade marks within the meaning of the M1Trade Marks Act 1938 shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed after the commencement of this Act as references to trade marks or registered trade marks within the meaning of this Act.U.K.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) applies, in particular, to the references in the following provisions—
| M2Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947 | Schedule 1, paragraph 7 |
| M3Crown Proceedings Act 1947 | section 3(1)(b) |
| F1. . . | F1. . . |
| M4Printer’s Imprint Act 1961 | section 1(1)(b) |
| F2. . . | F2. . . |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| M5Patents Act 1977 | section 19(2)section 27(4)section 123(7) |
| M6Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 | Schedule 1, paragraph 1(c) |
| M7Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 | section 94A(5) |
| M8State Immunity Act 1978 | section 7(a) and (b) |
| [F4Senior Courts Act 1981] | section 72(5)Schedule 1, paragraph 1(i) |
| M9Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 | Schedule 5, paragraph 2Schedule 8, paragraph 2(14) and 4(2) |
| M10Value Added Tax Act 1983 | Schedule 3, paragraph 1 |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| M11Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 | section 15(5) |
| M12Atomic Energy Authority Act 1986 | section 8(2) |
| F6. . . | F6. . . |
| M13Consumer Protection Act 1987 | section 2(2)(b) |
| M14Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 | article 5(2)(b) |
| M15Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 | section 83(a) |
| M16Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 | section 275(h) |
| M17Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 | Schedule 1, paragraph 34. |
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F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(2) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Group 1
F2Entry relating to “Plant Variety and Seeds Act”in Sch. 4 para. 1(2) repealed (8.5.1998) by 1997 c. 66, s. 52, Sch. 4; S.I. 1998/1028, art. 2
F3Entry relating to “Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973” repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15 (with s. 95)
F4Words in Act substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 1(2); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F5Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(2) repealed (6.4.2008 for specified purposes, 1.10.2009 for specified purposes) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), s. 1300(2), Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12); S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 8, Sch. 2) (which transitional provisions in Sch. 2 are amended (1.10.2009) by S.I. 2009/2476, arts. 1(3), 2(3)(4) and by S.I. 2009/1802, arts. 1, 18, Sch.)
F6Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(2) repealed (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 10)
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