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THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [Lecat Supplement]
No. 16]
LAWS
OF
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13™ AUGUST, 2018
GUYANA
[A.D. 2018
proprietor of a registered design
Cap. 90:03
under the Patents
and
Designs Act; or
(c)
Cap. 90:01
the rights of the proprietor of a registered trade mark under
the Trade Marks Act,
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of three
million dollars and imprisonment for three years.
Corporate liability.
21. (1) Where a body corporate commits an offence under this Act, the
body corporate is liable to the fine applicable in respect of the offence.
(2)
Where a body corporate commits an offence under this Act and
the court is satisfied that a director, manager,
secretary,
or other similar
officer, of that body corporate(a)
consented or connived in the commission of the offence; or
(b)
failed to exercise due diligence to prevent the commission
of the offence,
that director, manager, secretary, or other similar officer commits an offence.
(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) is liable (a)
on summary conviction to a fine of five million dollars
and to imprisonment for three years; and
(b)
on conviction on indictment to a fine of eight million
dollars and to imprisonment for five years.
Attempt, aiding or
abetting.
22. A person who intentionally —
(a)
advises, incites, attempts, aids, abets, counsels, procures or
facilitates the commission of any offence under this Act; or
(b)
conspires with another person to commit an offence under
this Act,
commits
an offence
and shall be punished
for the offence
as if he had
committed the offence as a principal offender.
Use of computer
system to commit
23. Where an offence under any other law, not provided for in this Act,
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