Section 105: Altering manufacturer’s label
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105. Altering manufacturer’s label
(1) Quiconque aura, soit apposé, (1) Any person who places or
soit fait apparaître par addition, re- causes to appear, by any addition,
tranchement, ou par une altération retrenchment, or alteration, upon
quelconque sur des objets fabriqués, any manufactured article, the name
le nom d’un fabricant autre que celui of a manufacturer, other than the
qui en est l’auteur, ou la raison real one, or the commercial name of
commerciale d’une fabrique autre a manufactory other than that where
que celle où les dits objets auront such article was made, or the name
été fabriqués, ou enfin le nom d’un of a place different from that where
lieu autre que celui de la fabrication, such article was made, shall be punsera puni d’une peine ished by imprisonment for a term not
d’emprisonnement qui n’excèdera exceeding 5 years, and by a fine not
pas 5 ans, et d’une amende qui exceeding 100,000 rupees.
n’excèdera pas 100,000 roupies.
(2) Tout marchand, commission- (2) Any trader, agent, or retailer
naire ou débitant quelconque, sera who knowingly exposes for sale, or
passible des effets de la poursuite, puts into circulation, any such artilorsqu’il aura sciemment exposé en cle, marked with a fictitious or counvente ou mis en circulation les objets terfeit name, shall be liable to the
marqués de noms supposés ou altérés. like punishment.
[S. 105 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
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Questions this section answers
- What is the penalty for putting a false manufacturer's name or place of origin on a product?
- Can a trader be punished for knowingly selling goods with a false manufacturer's label?