1989 No. 990

DESIGNS

The Design Right (Reciprocal Protection) Order 1989

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of June 1989

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas, it appears to Her Majesty that the laws of the countries mentioned in article 2 of this Order provide adequate protection for British designs:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the authority conferred upon Her by section 256(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 19881, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1

This Order may be cited as the Design Right (Reciprocal Protection) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st August 1989.

2

The following countries are hereby designated as enjoying reciprocal protection under Part III of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (design right)–

  • Anguilla

  • Bermuda

  • British Indian Ocean Territory

  • British Virgin Islands

  • Cayman Islands

  • Channel Islands

  • Falklands Islands

  • Gibraltar

  • Hong Kong

  • Isle of Man

  • Montserrat

  • New Zealand

  • Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands

  • St Helena and Dependencies

  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

  • Turks and Caicos Islands.

G. I. de DeneyClerk of the Privy Council

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the countries enjoying reciprocal protection under the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 relating to design right.