No. 4907 Government Gazette 23 March 2012 Act No. 1, 2012 226. 227. 228. 229. 11 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012 Contempt of Tribunal Rules of Tribunal Appeals to Court Expenses of Tribunal PART 4 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 230. 231. 232. 233. Falsification of documents Falsely representing industrial property rights Improper use of words “industrial property office” Deceiving officials PART 5 GENERAL 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. Application of international conventions Hypothecation and attachment Regulations Administrative instructions Application of Act Repeals Transitional provisions and savings Short title and commencement BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, as follows: CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS PART 1 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS General definitions 1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise – “agent” means a legal practitioner practising in Namibia in accordance with the Legal Practitioners’Act, 1995 or an agent entitled to practice as provided in Part 2 of Chapter 5; “ARIPO” means the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation established in Lusaka on December 9, 1976; “bulletin” means the official bulletin of industrial property established in terms of section 9; “convention application” means an application in respect of which priority is claimed as provided for in the Paris Convention, and as contemplated in respect of patents in section 29, in respect of designs in section 102 and in respect of trade marks in section 141;