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Customs Act 1988 (Act No. 47 of 1988, as amended up to Act No. 1 of 2020), Mauritius
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Year of Version
2020
Dates
Amended up to:
March 23, 2020
Entry into force:
January 1, 1989
Assented:
December 29, 1988
Enacted:
December 29, 1988
Passed:
December 20, 1988
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Industrial Property,
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Notes
This consolidated version of the Customs Act 1988 (Act No. 47 of 1988) takes into account amendments up to the Covid-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Act No. 1 of 2020), which entered into force on March 23, 2020.
Sections 11(a), 11 (b)(i), 11 (b)(ii) of the said amending Act No. 1 of 2020 amended section 9A, section 76, subsection(1) and added a new subsection (2) to section 76 (see footnotes 114, 442 & 443 at the end of this consolidated Act).
The consolidated Act contains provisions relating to the prohibition of importation of goods that bear a counterfeit trademark (Part VI, section 63(b)); infringement of IP rights (Part VIA, sections 66A to 66E); and seizure of goods which are imported in a name, including a purported trade name, which is fictitious, false or misleading (Part XVI, Sub-Part I, section 151(j)).
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