LAWS OF MALAWI Trade marks Trade Marks (Tribunal) Rules Cap. 49:01 (Subsidiary) PART IV GENERAL 22. The hearing of any application or other matter before the Tribunal may from time to time be adjourned upon such terms as the Tribunal thinks fit. 23. (1) Except as provided in sub-rule (2) every hearing before the Tribunal shall be in Blantyre. Adjournment proceedings. of Place of hearing. (2) One or more of the parties may, not later than fourteen days before the date approved for the hearing, apply to the Tribunal to conduct the hearing at some other place in Malawi. The Tribunal may, in its discretion and subject to such conditions as to notice and costs as it thinks fit, conduct the hearing at the place named in the application. (3) Where an application under sub-rule (2) is not made by all the parties to the proceedings, the Tribunal shall not decide the application without giving the parties an opportunity to be heard. Forms. 24. The forms referred to in these Rules are those set out in the First Schedule and such forms shall be used in all cases to which they applicable and may be modified as directed by the Chairman. 25. The Tribunal fees prescribed in Part I of the Second Schedule shall be paid to the Registrar of Trade Marks at the Office. 26. (1) Upon receipt of any document chargeable with any fee payable in terms of these rules the Registrar of Trade Marks shall endorse upon the original of such document the amount of the fee paid and the date of payment. (2) 27. The Registrar of Trade Marks shall refuse to accept any document in respect of which a fee is payable under these rules, unless the appropriate fee accompanies such document. The form of oath to be taken by assessors shall be as follows:- Fees. Endorsement of fee on document chargeable. Oath to be taken by assessors appointed under section 54. I, ……………………………………… hereby declare that I will to the best of may ability faithfully and diligently discharge any duties as assessors without favour, fear or prejudice. 28. The remuneration of any assessor appointed under section 54 of the Act shall be as prescribed in Part III of the Second Schedule. Remuneration assessors. of