In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

'Bophuthatswana'

means the former Republic of Bophuthatswana as constituted on 26 April 1994;

'Bophuthatswana Act'

in Part 3 means the Patents Act, 1952 (Act 37 of 1952), in Part 4 means the Designs Act, 1967 (Act 57 of 1967), in Part 5 means the Trade Marks Act, 1963 (Act 62 of 1963), and in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1965 (Act 63 of 1965), all as effective in Bophuthatswana, and 'Bophuthatswana Acts' means all those Acts, collectively;

'Ciskei'

means the former Republic of Ciskei as constituted on 26 April 1994;

'Ciskei Act'

in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act 98 of 1978), as effective in Ciskei;

'Designs Office'

means the designs office as contemplated in the Designs Act, 1993 (Act 195 of 1993);

'Patent Office'

means the patent office as contemplated in the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978);

'Registrar of Designs'

means the registrar of designs appointed in terms of the Designs Act, 1993 (Act 195 of 1993);

'Registrar of Patents'

means the registrar of patents appointed in terms of the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978);

'Registrar of Trade Marks'

means the registrar of trade marks appointed in terms of the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act 194 of 1993);

'Register of Designs'

in Part 4 means the register of designs kept under the Bophuthatswana Act, the Transkei Act or the Venda Act, as the case may be, and 'records' pertaining to those registers has a corresponding meaning;

'Register of Patents'

in Part 3 means the register of patents kept under the Bophuthatswana Act, the Transkei Act or the Venda Act, as the case may be, and 'records' pertaining to those registers has a corresponding meaning;

'Register of Trade Marks'

in Part 5 means the register of trade marks kept under the Bophuthatswana Act, the Transkei Act or the Venda Act, as the case may be, and 'records' pertaining to those registers has a corresponding meaning;

'Republic'

means the Republic of South Africa as constituted on 27 April 1994;

'South African Act'

in Part 3 means the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978), in Part 4 means the Designs Act, 1993 (Act 195 of 1993), in Part 5 means the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act 194 of 1993), and in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act 98 of 1978), and 'South African Acts' means all those Acts, collectively;

'Territorial Acts'

means the Bophuthatswana Acts, Ciskei Acts, Transkei Acts and Venda Acts collectively;

'Trade Marks Office'

means the trade marks office contemplated in the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act 194 of 1993);

'Transkei'

means the former Republic of Transkei as constituted on 26 April 1994;

'Transkei Act'

in Part 3 means the Patents Act, 1952 (Act 37 of 1952), in Part 4 means the Designs Act, 1967 (Act 57 of 1967), in Part 5 means the Trade Marks Act, 1963 (Act 62 of 1963), and in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1965 (Act 63 of 1965), all as effective in Transkei, and 'Transkei Acts' means all those Acrts, collectively;

'Venda'

means the former Republic of Venda as constituted on 26 April 1994;

'Venda Act'

in Part 3 means the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978), in Part 4 means the Designs Act, 1967 (Act 57 of 1967), in Part 5 means the Trade Marks Act, 1963 (Act 62 of 1963), and in Part 6 means the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act 98 of 1978), all as effective in Venda, and 'Venda Acts' means all those Acts, collectively.