Patents [No. 40 of 2016 137. (1) The Registrar may impose an administrative penalty on a person for any failure to comply with this Act. (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. (4) If any person fails to pay an administrative penalty, within the period specified in subsection (3), the Registrar may, by way of civil action in a competent court, recover the amount of the administrative penalty from such person as an amount due and owing to the Agency. 138. (1) Subject to this Act, where— (a) a prescribed fee is payable in respect of the performance of any act by the Registrar or any other authorised person, the act shall not be performed until the fee is paid in full; or (b) a prescribed fee is payable in respect of the filing of a document, the document shall be considered not to have been filed until the fee is paid in full. (2) Prescribed fees shall be paid to the Agency in such manner as the Agency may determine. 139. (1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations prescribing anything which is required to be prescribed and generally for the better carrying out of, or giving effect to, the purposes of this Act. (2) Without derogating from the generality of subsection (1), regulations made by the Minister may provide for— (a) administrative requirements or any necessary details for the implementation of this Act and any relevant international treaty or convention to which Zambia is a State Party; (b) procedures for applications for any patent or utility certificate in accordance with this Act; (c) forms to be used for purposes of this Act; (d) fees to be charged for purposes of this Act; and (e) preventive mechanisms aimed at protecting patented inventions and utility models. 855 Administrative penalties Prescribed fee Regulations