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IP/N/1/GBR/D/49  
IP/N/1/GBR/E/31  
 
6 April 2021  
(21-2804)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACT 2014  
(COMMENCEMENT NO 1) ORDER 2014  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Intellectual Property Act 2014 (Commencement No 1) Order 2014  
Subject matter  Industrial designs; Enforcement  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/GBR/21_1513_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/GBR/187, IP/N/1/GBR/C/76, IP/N/1/GBR/D/47, IP/N/1/GBR/E/29, 
IP/N/1/GBR/P/36 ; IP/N/1/GBR/D/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Order brings into force section 10(2) of the IP Act only to the extent necessary to appoint the 
appointed person. The appointed person will be able to hear and determine appeals under UK design 
law. Section 10(2) of the Act inserts new sections 27A and 27B into the Registered Designs Act  1949. 
Under new section 27A(1), the Lord Chancellor is responsible for making the appointment of the 
appointed person. New section 27B sets out the eligibility criteria, as well as the process for 
appointment and removal of an appointed person.  
 
Language (s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  15 July 2014  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  11 February 2021  IP/N/1/GBR/197 • IP/N/1/GBR/D/49 • IP/N/1/GBR/E/31  
 
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  Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1715/note/made  
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  UK Intellectual Property Office  
 
Concept House  
Cardiff Road  
Newport  
South Wales  
NP10 8QQ  
United  Kingdom  
 
information@ipo.gov.uk  
 
0300 300 2000  
 
Outside the UK:  
+44 (0)1633 814000  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  