s 2 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “agent” means a Geographical Indication agent registered in accordance with this Act and the regulations made under it; “appointed date” has the same meaning as is assigned to that expression in the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002 [Act 617]; “Assistant Registrar” means the person appointed or deemed to have been appointed to be an Assistant Registrar under subsection 8(2) or (3); “competent authority” means any government or statutory body carrying out the functions of, on behalf of, or sanctioned by, the Government; “Corporation” means the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia established under the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002; “Court” means the High Court; “Deputy Registrar” means the person appointed or deemed to have been appointed to be a Deputy Registrar under subsection 8(2) or (3); “geographical indication” means an indication which identifies any goods as originating in a country or territory, or a region or locality in that country or territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to their geographical origin; “goods” means any natural or agricultural product or any product of handicraft or industry; “interested person” means any of the persons specified in section 11; “Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for intellectual property; “Paris Convention” means the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883, as revised or amended from time to time; “producer” means— (a) any producer of agricultural products; (b) any person exploiting natural products; (c) any manufacturer of products of handicraft or industry; or (d) any trader dealing in any of the products mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c); “protectable geographical indication” means a geographical indication which does not fall within any of the categories of geographical indications specified in section 4; “Register” means the Register of Geographical Indications kept under this Act; “registered proprietor”, in relation to a geographical indication, means the person for the time being entered in the Register as proprietor of the geographical indication; “Registrar” means the Registrar of Geographical Indications as designated in subsection 8(1).