(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, where, at any time after an exclusive right to sell or distribute any article or substance has been granted •under sub-section (1) of section 24B, the Central Government is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest k» sell or distribute the article or substance by a person other than a person to whom exclusive right has been granted under sub-section (1) of section 24B, it may, by iteslf or through any person authorised in writing by it in this behalf, sell or distribute the article or substance.
(2) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and al any time after an exclusive right to sell or distribute an article or a substance has been granted, direct, in the public interest and for reasons to be stated, that the said article or substance shall be sold at a price determined by an authourity specified by it in this behalf.
Suite relating to iniringe merits.
24E. All suits relating to infringement of a right under section 24B shall be dealt with in the same manner ag if they are suits concerning infringement of patents under Chapter XVIII.
Central Government and its offlcens not to be liable.
24F. The examination and investigations required under this Chapter shall not be deemed in any way to warrant the validity of any grant of exclusive right (o sell or distribute, and no liability f.hall be incurred by the Central Government or any officer thereof byreason of, or in connection with, any such examination or investigation or any report or other proceedings consequent thereon.".
Omission of section
39.
4. Section 39 of the principal Act shall be omitted.
Amendment of section 40,
5. In section 40 of the principal Act, the words and figures "or makes or causes to be made an application for the grant of a patent outside India in contravention of section 39" shall be omitted.
Amendment of section W,
6. In section 64 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (n), the words and figures "or made or caused to be made an application for SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 5 the grant of a patent outside India in contravention of section 3&" shall be omitted
7. In section 118 of the principal Act, the wovds and figures "or makes oi causes to be made an application for the ^rant of a patent in contravention of section 39" shall br omitted.
A.mcnd ment oi section
118.
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