Intellectual Property Appellate Board (Salaries and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2007 - Amendment in rule 7; substitution of rule 5; insertion of rules 6A and 12A

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....).-Whereas, certain draft rules were published, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) read with section 22 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) number GSR 13(E), dated 11th January, 2005 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of forty-five days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette containing the notification were made available to the public; And, whereas, the copies of the Official Gazette containing the aforesaid notification were made available to the public on ....

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....   (i) earned leave at the rate of thirty days for every completed calendar year of service or a part thereof;                (ii) half pay leave on medical certificate or on private affairs, at the rate of twenty days in respect of each completed year of service and the leave salary for half pay leave shall be equivalent to half of the leave salary admissible during the earned leave;                (iii) Leave on half pay can be commuted to full pay leave at the discretion of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Member, provided it is taken on medical grounds and is supported by a medical cer....

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....y, drawn or entitled to be drawn while holding office in the Appellate Board, shall not exceed the maximum amount of pension prescribed for a Judge of the High Court: Provided further that the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any other Member, within a period of three months from the date of his appointment or within one month of final publication of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (Salaries and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2007, whichever is later, may, elect to forego his right to pension under these rules whereupon he shall be eligible to subscribe to Contributory Provident Fund: Provided also that the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any oth....