40RANotice to be given of proposed geographical indication

40RA Notice to be given of proposed geographical indication

(1) The Presiding Member of the Committee must cause a notice under subsection (2) to be published if: (a) an application under section 40R has been made for the determination of a geographical indication (the proposed GI); or (b) the Committee is considering determining a geographical indication (the proposed GI) on its own initiative under section 40Q; or (c) after an application under section 40R has been made, the Committee is considering, under paragraph 40T(3)(b), determining a geographical indication (the proposed GI) that is different from the GI proposed in the application. (2) The notice must: (a) set out the proposed GI; and (b) invite persons to make written objections to the Registrar of Trade Marks in relation to the proposed GI on a ground set out in section 40RB; and (c) invite those objections to be made within the period of not less than one month stated in the notice.