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Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 1627

PATENTS

The Patents (Fees) Rules 1991

Made

16th July 1991

Laid before Parliament

18th July 1991

Coming into force

12th August 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 123 (1), (2) and (3) of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to, the Patents Act 1977(1), of the power conferred upon him by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 10(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971(3) and with the consent of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (4) of the said section 123, hereby makes the following Rules:–

(2)

S.I. 1988/93, as amended by S.I. 1990/1473, which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51). The relevant provisions of that Order are article 7 and Part IV of Schedule 1.