Section 13

discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods;

plant or animal varieties or essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals, other than man-made living microorganisms, microbiological processes and the products of such microbiological processes;

schemes, rules or methods for doing business, performing purely mental acts or playing games;

methods for the treatment of human or animal body by surgery or therapy, and diagnostic methods practised on the human or animal body:

Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to products used in any such methods.

18

For the purpose of subsection (1), in the event of uncertainty as to whether the items specified therein shall be patentable or not, the

Registrar may refer the matter to the Examiner for an opinion and the

Registrar shall thereafter give a decision as to whether to include or exclude such item as being patentable, as the case may be.

Novelty