The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act

# 44 Penalty for falsification of entries in the register

If any person makes, or causes to be made, a false entry in the register, or a writing falsely purporting to be a copy of an entry in the register, or produces or tenders or causes to be produced or tendered, in evidence any such writing, knowing the entry or writing to be false, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Penalty for selling goods to which false geographical indication is applied

Enhanced penalty on second or subsequent conviction

Penalty for falsely representing a geographical indication as registered

Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Geographical Indications Registry

No offence in certain cases

Forfeiture of goods

Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business

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