September 13, 2026

Section 81. Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc. – Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000

Chapter X – Miscellaneous

81. Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc.

The Registrar or any other officer of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry shall not, in any legal proceedings to which he is not a party, be compellable to produce the register or any other document in his custody, the contents of which can be proved by the production of a certified copy issued under this Act or to appear as a witness to prove the matters therein recorded unless by order of the court made or special cause.