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Anand Ceramics sells a detachable decorative lid of its teapot separately as a spare. Under the definition of 'article' in the Designs Act, 2000, the lid:

The lid is an article. The Act defines article to include any part of an article that is capable of being made and sold separately, so a detachable lid sold as a spare qualifies even though it is only part of the complete teapot.

  1. AIs not an article because only complete products count
  2. BIs an article only if it is made of natural substance
  3. CIs an article only if sold together with the teapot
  4. DIs an article because the term includes any part of an article capable of being made and sold separatelyCorrect

Explanation

'Article' means any article of manufacture and any substance, artificial or partly artificial and partly natural, and includes any part of an article capable of being made and sold separately. The lid is made and sold separately, so it qualifies. Option B is wrong as artificial substances are covered.

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