Industrial Designs Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Jan 2013 · Part IX · Miscellaneous
45. Agent
Feedback & supportWhere by this Act or any regulations made under this Act any act has to be done by or to any person in connection with an industrial design or any procedure relating thereto, the act may, under and in accordance with this Act and any regulations made under this
industrial design
“industrial design” means features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article by any industrial process or means, being features which in the finished article appeal to and are judged by the eye, but does not include— (a) a method or principle of construction; or (b) features of shape or configuration of an article which — (i) are dictated solely by the function which the article has to perform; or (ii) are dependent upon the appearance of another article Industrial Designs 9 of which the article is intended by the author of the design to form an integral part;
Act or in particular cases by special leave of the Registrar, be done by or to an agent of that person duly authorize in the prescribed manner.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Industrial Designs as designated in subsection 4(1);
The Registrar shall not be bound to recognize such agent who has been convicted of crimes involving fraud or dishonesty, or is an undischarged bankrupt or had been struck off or otherwise removed from the register of membership of any professional body, or suspended for the time being from practising by any such body or committee thereof.
Register
“Register” means the Register of Industrial Designs kept under this Act;