Brands Regulation 2012
sec.8Cancellation
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sec.8 Cancellation
The registrar may, with the Minister’s approval, cancel a registered brand or earmark if its registered owner has within the last 5 years been convicted of a disqualifying offence. In this section— disqualifying offence means an offence— against the following provisions of the Criminal Code — section 444B (1) ; section 445 (1) ; section 447 (1) ; section 448 (1) ; or committed outside the State if the act or omission that formed the offence would have been an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) had the act or omission happened in the State. (sec.8-ssec.1) The registrar may, with the Minister’s approval, cancel a registered brand or earmark if its registered owner has within the last 5 years been convicted of a disqualifying offence. (sec.8-ssec.2) In this section— disqualifying offence means an offence— against the following provisions of the Criminal Code — section 444B (1) ; section 445 (1) ; section 447 (1) ; section 448 (1) ; or committed outside the State if the act or omission that formed the offence would have been an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) had the act or omission happened in the State.
- (a) against the following provisions of the Criminal Code — (i) section 444B (1) ; (ii) section 445 (1) ; (iii) section 447 (1) ; (iv) section 448 (1) ; or
- (i) section 444B (1) ;
- (ii) section 445 (1) ;
- (iii) section 447 (1) ;
- (iv) section 448 (1) ; or
- (b) committed outside the State if the act or omission that formed the offence would have been an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) had the act or omission happened in the State.
- (i) section 444B (1) ;
- (ii) section 445 (1) ;
- (iii) section 447 (1) ;
- (iv) section 448 (1) ; or