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| (1) Except with the written approval of the Minister and subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (4), no person shall carry on any activity, business, trade or occupation under any name which contains the words " Bureau Standards", " Standards Bureau " or such words which would create an impression that such person were the Bureau of Ceylon Standards or is associated or connected with the Bureau. |
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| (2) Except with the written approval of the Minister and subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (4) -
| | (a) no trade mark which contains the word " standard " shall be registered under the Trade Marks Ordinance, and | | |
| | (b) no person shall, unless authorized thereto by a permit, sell any commodity under a mark which contains the word " standard" or under a description in which the said word is used in a manner which may create the impression that the commodity complies with a specification framed therefor by the Bureau. | | |
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| (3) Any person who, at the commencement of this Act, carries on any activity, business, trade or occupation or is registered under any such name as is refer red to in subsection (1) may, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), continue to carry on that activity, business, trade or occupation, or to be registered, as the case may be, under such name. |
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| (4) The provisions of subsection (2) shall not affect any trade mark registered at the commencement of this Act, or the sale of any commodity under any such trade mark. |
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| (5) The Minister may at any time withdraw any approval given by him under subsection (1) or subsection (2) if, in his opinion, it is necessary to do so in order to avoid confusion or abuse. |
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