Franchise Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Nov 2023 · Part II
10A. Renewal of registration of franchise
Feedback & supportA franchisor may apply to the Registrar for renewal of the registration of franchise by submitting an application in such form as may be determined by the Registrar together with the prescribed fee within thirty days from the expiration date of such registration.
franchisor
“franchisor” means a person who grants a franchise to a franchisee and includes a master franchisee with regard to his relationship with a subfranchisee, unless stated otherwise in this Act;
An approval for the application made under subsection (1)
may be subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose.
Registrar
“Registrar”, “Deputy Registrar” and “Assistant Registrar” mean respectively the Registrar of Franchises, a Deputy Registrar of Franchises and an Assistant Registrar of Franchises appointed under section 5;
Upon approving the application under subsection (1), the
Registrar may require the applicant to pay such amount of fee as may be prescribed.
*NOTE—See section 27 Franchise Act (Amendment) 2020 [Act A1617].
franchise
“franchise” means a contract or an agreement, either expressed or implied, whether oral or written, between two or more persons by which— Franchise 9 (a) the franchisor grants to the franchisee the right to operate a business according to the franchise system as determined by the franchisor during a term to be determined by the franchisor; (b) the franchisor grants to the franchisee the right to use a mark, or a trade secret, or any confidential information or intellectual property, owned by the franchisor or relating to the franchisor, and includes a situation where the franchisor, who is the registered user of, or is licensed by another person to use, any intellectual property, grants such right that he possesses to permit the franchisee to use the intellectual property; (c) the franchisor possesses the right to administer continuous control during the franchise term over the franchisee’s business operations in accordance with the franchise system; and (d). (e) in return for the grant of rights, the franchisee may be required to pay a fee or other form of consideration. (f).
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Section 10 shall apply to the period of effectiveness of the registration of franchise which is renewed under this section.