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Industrial Design
(2) Unless otherwise directed by the court, the Registrar may
submit to the court a statement, in writing, signed by the Registrar,
giving particulars of the proceedings that were before the Registrar
in relation to the matter in issue, the practice of the Agency in
similar cases and such other matters within the particular knowledge
of the Registrar and the statement shall form part of the evidence
in the proceedings before the court.
Authorisation
to publish
advertisement
of notice
101. (1) An advertisement or notice specified in this Act,
other than a notice issued by the Minister, shall not be published
unless it is in the prescribed form and the Registrar has approved
the contents of the advertisement or notice.
(2) An advertisement or notice that is published in contravention
of subsection (1) shall have no legal effect for purposes of this
Act.
Replacement
of certificate
102. Where a certificate, issued under the hand of the Registrar,
in accordance with this Act, is lost or destroyed, the Registrar may,
upon being satisfied, issue and seal a replacement certificate, on
payment of a prescribed fee.
Lodging and
authentication
of documents
103. (1) Any application, notice or document authorised or
required, in accordance with this Act, to be lodged, made or given
at the Agency, may be lodged, made or given to the Registrar or to
any other officer and may be delivered by hand, sent by registered
post or electronically.
(2) An authentication shall not be required in respect of any
document lodged in with the Agency.
Expenses
relating to
administration
104. Monies necessary for the administration and implementation
of this Act, shall be paid out of fees charged in respect of services
rendered and monies accrued to the Agency and monies
appropriated by Parliament.
Administrative
penalties
105. (1) The Registrar may impose an administrative penalty
on a person for a failure to comply with this Act where the Registrar
is expressly authorised to impose an administrative penalty.
(2) An administrative penalty, referred to in subsection (1),
shall not exceed the amount prescribed by the Minister for each
day during which such failure continues.
(3) An administrative penalty, imposed in accordance with
subsection (1), shall be paid to the Agency within the period specified
by the Registrar.
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