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Industrial Property Act (Date of Commencement) Order, 2012, Botswana

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Details Details Year of Version 2012 Dates Entry into force: August 31, 2012 Adopted: July 27, 2012 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Industrial Property Notes The Industrial Property Act (Date of Commencement) Order, 2012 (Statutory Instrument No 69 of 2012), issued by the Minister of Trade and Industry pursuant to section 1 of the Industrial Property Act, 2010, fixes August 31, 2002 as the date of entry into force of the said Act 2010.

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 Industrial Property Act (Date of Commencement) Order, 2012

C.699Supplement C — Botswana Government Gazette dated 31st August, 2012

Statutory Instrument No. 69 of 2012

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT (Act No. 8 of 2010)

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT (DATE OF COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 2012 (Published on 31st August, 2012)

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

PARAGRAPH 1. Citation 2. Commencement of Act No. 8 of 2010

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on the Minister of Trade and Industry by section 1 of the Industrial Property Act, 2010, the following Order is hereby made —

1. This Order may be cited as the Industrial Property Act (Date of Citation Commencement) Order, 2012.

2. The 31st August, 2012 is hereby appointed as the date on which the Commencement of Act No. 8 ofIndustrial Property Act, 2010, shall come into operation — 2010

MADE this 27th day of July, 2012.

DORCAS MAKGATO-MALESU, Minister of Trade and Industry.

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