Franchise Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Nov 2023 · Part II
8. Approval or refusal of application for registration
Feedback & supportUpon receipt of an application for registration together with the information or documents required under section 7, the Registrar may approve or refuse the application, and shall give the reason for the refusal.
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;
An application for registration which is approved under this section may be subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose.
Upon approving an application under subsection (1), the
Registrar may require the applicant to pay such amount of fees as may be prescribed.
The Registrar shall give the applicant a written notice of his decision under this section.
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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).