The Registrar or any officer of the Geographical Indications Registry shall not, in any legal proceedings to which he is not a party, be compellable to produce the register or any other document in his custody, the contents of which can be proved by the production of a certified copy issued under this Act or to appear as a witness to prove the matters therein recorded unless by order of the court made for special cause.
Section 70: Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc.
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999Central Act · Act 48 of 1999
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Section | 70 |
| Marginal note | Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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