PATENTS (COMPULSORY LICENSING) BILL

"to provide for the granting of compulsory licences in respect of specified classes of patented inventions and in respect of the making, using, exercising and vending of patented inventions concerned with food or medicine or a surgical or curative device and to provide that the rights conferred by a patent shall not be infringed by the making, importation or obtaining by or on behalf of the Government of any patented medicine or drug for distribution and use in Government hospitals or institutions",

recommendation of President signified; presented by Mr Barker; read the First time, to be read a Second time on the next available silting of Parliament, and to be printed.