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Customs Act 1988 (Act No. 47 of 1988, as amended up to Act No. 7 of 2020), Mauritius
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Year of Version
2020
Dates
Amended up to:
August 7, 2020
Passed:
December 20, 1998
Entry into force:
January 1, 1989
Assented:
December 29, 1988
Enacted:
December 29, 1988
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Other,
Industrial Property
Notes
This consolidated version of the Customs Act 1988 (Act No. 47 of 1988) takes into account amendments up to the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Act No. 7 of 2020), which entered into force on June 5, 2020, and August 7, 2020 (see Footnotes at the end of the document of this consolidated Act for detailed amendments).
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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