law: Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
  71. Power to require
  
  goods to show indication of origin.-
  1.  The
  
  Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, require that
  
  goods of any class specified in the notification which are made or produced
  
  beyond the limits of India and imported into India, or, which are made or
  
  produced within the limits of India, shall, from such date as may be appointed
  
  by the notification not being less than three months from its issue, have
  
  applied to them an indication of the country or place in which hey were made or
  
  produced, or of the name and address of the manufacturer or the person for whom
  
  the goods were manufactured.
  2.  The
  
  notification may specify the manner in which such indication shall be applied,
  
  that is to say, whether to goods themselves or in any other manner, and the
  
  times or occasions on which the presence of the indication shall be necessary,
  
  that is to s y, whether on importation only, or also at the time of sale,
  
  whether by wholesale or retail or both.
  3.  No
  
  notification under this section shall be issued, unless application is made for
  
  its issue by persons or associations substantially representing the interests
  
  of dealers in, or manufacturers, producers, or users of, the goods concerned,
  
  or unless t e Central Government is otherwise convinced that it is necessary in
  
  the public interest to issue the notification, with or without such inquiry, as
  
  the Central Government may consider necessary.
  4.    The
  
  provisions of section 23 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 shall apply to the
  
  issue of a notification under this section as they apply to the making of a
  
  rule or bye-law the making of which is subject to the condition of previous
  
  publication.
  5.  A
  
  notification under this section shall not apply to goods made or produced
  
  beyond the limits of India and imported into India, if in respect of those
  
  goods, the Commissioner of Customs is satisfied at the time of importation that
  
  they are intended f r exportation whether after transshipment in or transit
  
  through India or otherwise.