Trade Marks Act 2002

Preliminary

2: Commencement

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"When this law starts working and becomes active"

This law explains when different parts of the Trade Marks Act 2002 start to work. Most of the Act will start on a date that the Governor-General chooses. They will announce this date in an official order.

Some parts of the Act (sections 177 to 180, 199, and 200) start working the day after the Act gets the Royal assent. Royal assent is when the Queen or her representative approves the Act.

The order that sets the start date for most of the Act is called secondary legislation. This means it follows special rules about how it needs to be published and made available to the public.

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Part 1Preliminary

2Commencement

  1. This Act (except sections 177 to 180, 199, and 200) comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

  2. Sections 177 to 180, 199, and 200 come into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

  3. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 2(1): this Act (except sections 177–180, 199, and 200) brought into force, on , by the Trade Marks Act 2002 Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/188).
  • Section 2(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).