The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act

Meaning of applying geographical indications

Falsifying and falsely applying geographical indications

Penalty for applying false geographical indications

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

Penalty for falsification of entries in the register

No offence in certain cases

Forfeiture of goods

Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business

Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused

Offences by companies

Cognizance of certain offences and the powers of police officer for search and seizure

Costs of defence of prosecution

Limitation of prosecution

Information as to commission of offence

Punishment for abetement in India of acts done out of India


OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE


No prosecution for an offence under this Act shall be commenced
after the expiration of three years next after the commission of the offence charged or two years after the
discovery thereof by the prosecutor, whichever expiration first happens.

LAWGIST

# 52 Limitation of prosecution