The Laws of Zambia 25. (1) A request by the registered proprietor of a design for the alteration of a name, nationality, address or address for service entered in the register in respect of his design shall be made in Form No. 19 or No. 20, as the case may be. Alteration of entries in register (2) Before acting on a request to alter a name or nationality, the Registrar may require such proof of the alteration as he may think fit. (3) If the Registrar is satisfied that the request may be allowed, he shall cause the register to be altered accordingly. 26. Where an applicant for registration or the registered proprietor of a design desires, under the provisions of section twenty-three, to correct an error, he shall make the application in Form No. 21. Correction of errors 27. (1) Where the registered proprietor of a design desires to cancel his registration under subsection (1) of section twenty-five, he shall make application in Form No. 22. Cancellation of registration (2) An application for the cancellation of the registration of a design under subsection (2) of section twenty-five shall be made in Form No. 23, and shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement in duplicate setting out fully the nature of the applicant's interest and the facts on which he relies. A copy of the application shall be sent by the Registrar to the registered proprietor and thereupon the provisions of regulations 23 and 24 shall apply. 28. In the event of an application for the grant of a compulsory licence or for the cancellation of the registration of a design being uncontested by the proprietor, the Registrar, in deciding whether costs should be awarded to the applicant, shall consider whether proceedings might have been avoided if reasonable notice had been given by the applicant to the registered proprietor before the application was lodged. Costs 29. (1) Where any person desires to obtain the information which he is entitled to obtain under section twenty-eight and can furnish the registration number of the design, he shall apply in Form No. 24 and the Registrar shall thereafter furnish him with the information aforesaid. Searches (2) Where the applicant is unable to furnish the registration number of a design, he shall apply in Form No. 25 and furnish in duplicate to the Registrar a representation or specimen of the design applied to an article and the Registrar shall thereupon make such search among designs applied to such articles as may be possible, and shall furnish such information as can properly be given. Copyright Ministry of Legal Affairs, Government of the Republic of Zambia