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Part IX · Miscellaneous

47. Regulations

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(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Minister may make regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this

Act.

(2)

In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection

(1)

, regulations made under this section may provide for all or any of the following:

(a)

to regulate the procedure to be followed in connection with any proceeding or other matter before the Registrar or the

Industrial Designs Registration Office under this Act including the service of documents;

(b)

to classify articles for the purpose of registration of industrial designs;

(c)

to make or require duplication of documents connected with the registration of industrial designs;

(d)

to prescribe fees to be paid in connection with any proceeding or other matter or in connection with the provision of any service by the Registrar or the Industrial

Designs Registration Office, and to prescribe the amount of such fees and to allow different fees in certain circumstances for certain prescribed cases;

(e)

to prescribe forms and other matters to be used under this

Act;

(f)

to regulate the keeping of the Register and to prescribe the form and contents thereof;

(g)

to regulate the mode of giving evidence in any proceeding before the Registrar under this Act and to empower the

Registrar to compel the attendance of witnesses and the discovery and production of documents;

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(h)

for doing anything required to be done in connection with any proceeding or other matter before the Registrar or the

Industrial Designs Registration Office;

(i)

to govern the recognition of agents representing applicants or other parties before the Registrar or the Industrial

Designs Registration Office, and to prescribe qualifications and other conditions to be satisfied by such agents before being permitted to appear before the Registrar or the

Industrial Designs Registration Office, and to otherwise regulate their conduct as such agents;

(j)

to prescribe time limits; and

(k)

to regulate generally matters pertaining to the business of the registration of industrial designs carried on in the

Industrial Designs Registration Office whether or not specially prescribed under this Act.

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