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Section 1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Act,

1.  ʻdesignʼ means the two-dimensional or three-dimensional appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features of, in particular, the lines, contours, colours, shape, texture or materials of the product itself or its ornamentation;

2.  ʻproductʼ means any industrial or handicraft item, including packaging, get-up, graphic symbols, typographic typefaces and parts intended to be assembled into a complex product, but excluding computer programs;

3.  ʻcomplex productʼ means a product which is composed of multiple components which can be replaced permitting disassembly and reassembly of the product;

4.  ʻnormal useʼ means use by the end user, excluding maintenance, servicing or repair;

5.  the right holder is deemed to be the holder of the registered design as recorded in the Design Register.

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