254 I No. 18 of 2007 Plant Breeder sRights (2) The Registrar shall, where an objection to the grant of a plant breeder's rights is lodged under this section, cause a copy of the objection to be given to the applicant. (3) An applicant for a plant breeder's rights may contest any of the grounds of objection and shall, within thirty days, or such further period as the Registrar may permit from the date of the receipt ofthe objection, lodge with the Registrar a counter statement setting out the particulars of the grounds upon which the applicant contests the objection. (4) The Registrar shall serve a copy of the counter statement on the person who gives the notice of objection. Hearing of objection 23. (1) The Registrar shall, within fourteen days of receipt of any objection wlder section twenty-two, infonn the person who tiled the notice of objection and the applicant ofthe date and place for the hearing of the objection. (2) The Registrar may for the purpose of hearing an objection(a) summon any person who, in the Registrar's opinion, may give material information concerning the subject of the hearing or who the Registrar believes has in the person's possession, custody or control any document which has any bearing upon the subject ofhearing, to appear before the Registrar at a time and place specified in the swnmons and to produce any document; (b) administer an oath to any person or accept an affirmation from any person called as a witness at the hearing; and (c) call any person present at the hearing as a witness and request that person to produce any document in that person's possession, custody or control. (3) The procedure at the hearing of an objection shall be as prescribed under regulations made under this Act. (4) Any party to the hearing may be represented by an advocate. (5) The Registrar shall, after the hearing of an objection, infom1 the person who filed a notice of objection and the applicant for the grant of a plant breeder's right, in writing of the decision and the grounds on which the decision is made by the Registrar. (6) An application in respect of which the Registrar upholds an objection shall lapse, and the Registrar shall. by notice in the Gazette, publish such particulars relating to the lapse as may be prescribed.