116 Government Gazette 23 March 2012 Act No. 1, 2012 No. 4907 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012 Expenses of Tribunal 229. The expenditure incidental to the performance of functions of the Tribunal must be defrayed from the money appropriated by Parliament and made available to the Ministry responsible for trade and industry for the purposes of the Tribunal. PART 4 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES Falsification of documents 230. Any person who – (a) makes or causes to be made a false entry in the register; (b) makes or causes to be made a document falsely purporting to be a copy of an entry in the register; or (c) produces or tenders or causes to be produced or tendered as evidence any such false entry or copy thereof, knowing it to be false, commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding N$5 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both such fine and imprisonment. Falsely representing industrial property rights 231. (1) (a) falsely represents that any article is a patented article or that there is a registered design in respect of the article; or (b) represents that any article is the subject of a patent application or a design application, knowing that no such application has been made or that an application made in respect thereof has been refused or withdrawn or has lapsed, Any person who- commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding N$5 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both such fine and imprisonment. (2) If any person disposes of any article on which is stamped, engraved or impressed or to which is otherwise applied – (a) the word ‘patent’, ‘patented’ or any other word expressing or implying that the article is patented or is the subject of a patent application; or (b) the word ‘design’ or ‘registered design’ or any other word expressing or implying that there is a registered design in respect of the article or that the article is the subject of a design application; or