Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 Registered designs: minor and consequential amendments of 1949 Act

Section 34: falsification of register, &c.

23 (1) In section 34 of the Registered Designs Act 1949 (falsification of register, &c.) for “shall be guilty of a misdemeanour” substitute— “shall be guilty of an offence and liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both;

(b) on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.”.

(2) The above amendment does not apply in relation to offences committed before the commencement of Part IV.