Industrial Design No. 22 of 2016 THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT, 2016 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Section 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Act to bind Republic 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. PART II ADMINISTRATION Administration of Act Seal of Agency Registrar Functions of Agency Appointment of other staff Non warranty and non-liability Register of Designs Rectification of Register Inspection of register and evidentiary proof Regulations on registration processes and procedures Intellectual Property Journal 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. PART III SCOPE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF DESIGN Protection of designs Designs excluded from protection Novelty Individual character Proprietorship of designs Subsisting of copyright in artistic work 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. PART IV APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A DESIGN Persons entitled to apply for registration of design Application by joint creators Filing of registration for design application Disclosure of design before filing date Contents of application Filing date First to file rule Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K88.00 each. 515