IP/N/l/NGA/T/2 Page 16 Procedure on Receipt of Application for Registration of a Trade Mark Search. 33. Upon receipt of an application for the registration of a trade mark in respect of any goods the Registrar shall cause a search to be made, amongst the registered marks and pending applications, for the purpose of ascertaining whether there are on record in respect of the same goods or description of goods any marks identical with the mark applied for or so nearly resembling it as to render the mark applied for likely to deceive or cause confusion and the Registrar may cause the search to be renewed at anytime before the acceptance of the application, but shall not be bound to do so. Acceptance. absolute or conditional: objection. 34. After such search, and consideration of the application and of any evidence of use or distinctiveness or of any other matter which the applicant mayor may be required to furnish, the Registrar may accept the application absolutely, or he may object to it, or he may express his willingness to accept it subject to such conditions, amendments, disclaimer, modifications or limitations as he may think right to impose. 35. If the Registrar objects to the application, he shall inform the applicant of his objections in writing, and unless within two months the applicant applies for a hearing or makes a considered reply in writing to those objections he shall be deemed to have withdrawn his application. Registrar's objections etc. and hearing. 36. If the Registrar is willing to accept the application subject to any conditions, amendments, disclaimer, modifications, or limitations, he shall communicate such willingness to the applicant in writing, and if the applicant objects to such conditions, amendments, disclaimer, modifications or limitations, he shall within one month from the date of the communication apply for a hearing or communicate his considered objections in writing, and if he does not do so he shall be deemed to have withdrawn his application; and if the applicant does not object to such conditions, amendments, disclaimer, modifications or limitations, he shall forthwith notify the Registrar in writing, and alter his application accordingly. Registrar's conditions etc. and hearing. 37. (1) The decision of the Registrar at a hearing as in regulation 35 or regulation 36 of these Regulations, or without a hearing if the applicant has duly communicated his considered objections or considered reply, in writing, and has stated that he does not desire to be heard, shall be communicated to the applicant in writing, and if the applicant objects to such decision he may within one month by applying upon Form 4 require the Registrar to state in writing the grounds of, and the materials used by him in arriving at, his decision. Dt?1.:~sion of Registrar.