Other amendments of the 1977 Act

I114Costs and expenses in infringement proceedings etc

1

Section 106 of the 1977 Act (costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court under s. 40) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (relevance of parties' financial position), for the words from “proceedings” to “the court)” there is substituted “ proceedings to which this section applies ”.

3

After that subsection there is inserted—

1A

This section applies to proceedings before the court (including proceedings on an appeal to the court) which are—

a

proceedings under section 40;

b

proceedings for infringement;

c

proceedings under section 70; or

d

proceedings on an application for a declaration or declarator under section 71.

4

This section applies in relation to proceedings commenced on or after the commencement of this section.