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TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE (2) The Chief Executive in Council may make regulations containing provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Ordinance.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the regulations may in particular provide for—
 * (a) the application of provisions of this Ordinance or the rules made under this Ordinance; or
 * (b) the continued application of provisions of the repealed Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 43) or the repealed Trade Marks Rules (Cap. 43 sub. leg.),

in connection with any matter specified in the regulations.

(4) Regulations made under this section may, if they so provide, be deemed to have come into operation on a date earlier than the date on which they are published in the Gazette but not earlier than the date on which Schedule 5 (transitional matters) comes into operation.

(5) To the extent that any regulations come into operation on a date earlier than the date on which they are published in the Gazette, those regulations shall be construed so as not to—
 * (a) affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person, the rights of that person existing before the date on which the regulations are published in the Gazette; or
 * (b) impose liabilities on any person in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done, before that date.

(6) In the event of an inconsistency between any regulations made under this section and the provisions of Schedule 5, the latter shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

98. Consequential and related amendments

The enactments specified in Schedule 6 are amended in accordance with that Schedule.

99. Repeals

(1) The Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 43) is repealed.

(2) The Trade Marks Rules (Cap. 43 sub. leg.) are repealed.

(3) The Trade Marks (Emergency) Ordinance (Cap. 263) is repealed.

(4) The Trade Marks (Emergency) Rules (Cap. 263 sub. leg.) are repealed.