Section 40

The request for amendment shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

Except for the purpose of correcting a clerical error or an obvious mistake, no amendment shall be permitted under this section if the amendment would have the effect of disclosing matters which extend beyond that disclosed before the amendment, or extending the

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protection conferred at the time of registration of the industrial design in question.

No amendment shall be allowed to be made in the registration of an industrial design under this section where there are pending before the court proceedings in which the validity of the registration of the industrial design may be put in issue.

Where the Register has been amended under this section, the

Registrar may require the certificate of registration to be submitted to him and may cancel the certificate of registration and issue a new certificate of registration with such consequential amendments as are rendered necessary by the amendment of the Register.

General powers of Registrar