S.I. No. 34 of 2000 
Trade Marks Act, 1996 (Residence of Trade Mark Agents) Regulations, 2000  
I, Tom Kitt, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in 
exercise of the powers conferred on me by s ection 86 of the Trade Marks Act, 1996 ( No. 
6 of 1996 ), as adapted by the Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Or der, 1997 ( S.I. No. 305 of 1997 ) and the 
Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegati on of Ministerial Func tions)(No. 2) Order ( 
S.I. No. 330 of 1997 ) hereby make the following regulations: 
1.         (1)       These Regulations ma y be cited as the Trade Marks Act, 1996 (Residence 
of Trade Mark Agents) Regulations, 2000. 
(2)       These Regulations shall come  into operation on the 2nd day of February, 
2000. 2.         In these Regulations “Agreement on the European Economic Area” means the 
Agreement on the European Economic Area, signed in Oporto on 2 May 1992, as 
adjusted by the Protocol signed in Brussels on 17 March 1993. 
3.         Each of the states, other than the State, which are contracting parties to the 
Agreement on the European Economic Area is  hereby prescribed for the purposes of 
section 86(1)(a) of the Trade Ma rks Act, 1996 (No. 6 of 1996) . 
 GIVEN under my hand, 
 this 2nd day of February, 2000. 
 Tom Kitt  
 Minister of State at th e Department of Enterpri se, Trade and Employment. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE  
(This note is not part of the Instrume nt and does not purport to be a legal 
interpretation.)  
These Regulations allow persons who reside in any of the stat es that are parties to the 
Agreement on the European Economic Area, and who fulfil all the conditions for registration, to be eligible to be registered trade mark agents. 
Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 4. 
 
 