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Versions of s. 5(2)

P-4 — Patent Act · 2 versions · View current text

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2019-10-30 to present available View Source
    WhenIf the Commissioner is absent or unable to act,act or the office of Commissioner is vacant, the Assistant Commissioner,Commissioner or, if he also is at the same time the Assistant Commissioner is absent or unable to act,act or the office of Assistant Commissioner is vacant, another officer designated by the Minister,Minister may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties of the Commissioner.
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    If the Commissioner is absent or unable to act or the office of Commissioner is vacant, the Assistant Commissioner or, if at the same time the Assistant Commissioner is absent or unable to act or the office of Assistant Commissioner is vacant, another officer designated by the Minister may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties of the Commissioner.

  2. 2002-12-31 to 2019-10-30 View Source

    When the Commissioner is absent or unable to act, the Assistant Commissioner, or, if he also is at the same time absent or unable to act, another officer designated by the Minister, may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties of the Commissioner.