- PART 1‐ PRELIMINARY
- PART II‐ FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS AND FORGED TRADEMARKS
- PART III‐ ENFORCEMENT
- Appointment of authorized officer
- Power to enter premises and inspect and seize goods and documents
- Restrictions on the entry and search of domextic premises
- Offences of obstruction and disclosure of information
- Penalties
- Time limit for prosecutions
- Offences by corporations
- Offences due to fault of other persons
- Accessory to offences commited outside Malawi
- Samples
- Evidence by certificate
- Description of a trade mark in pleading, etc.
- Defence mistake, Accident, etc
- Innocent publication of advertisements
- Costs in proceedings
- Goods liable to forfeiture
- Applications for forfeiture
- PART IV‐ MISCELLANEOUS
TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT
(Published 4th September, 1987)
Act
No. 18 of 1987
I assent
H.KAMUZU BANDA
LIFE PRESIDENT
28TH August, 1987
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
PART 1‐PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Marketing orders
4. Information to be given in advertisements
PART II – FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS AND FORGED TRADE MARKS
5. Applying a trade description, trade mark or mark to goods
6. Offences in respect of trade descriptions
7. Trade descriptions used in advertisements
8. Offences in respect of trade marks
9. False representations as to supply of goods
10. Prohibited import and