854 No. 40 of 2016] Waiver of prescribed fee Extension of time Registrar to act as soon as practicable Registrar’s statement to High Court Authorisation to publish advertisement of notice Replacement of certificate Lodging and authentication of documents Expenses relating to administration Patents 129. Despite section one hundred and thirty-eight, the Registrar may, in whole or in part, waive the payment of a prescribed fee, in accordance with prescribed circumstances. 130. If, due to circumstances beyond the control of a person, an act required by this Act to be done within a prescribed time is not or cannot be done within that time, the Registrar may, on application by the person, extend the time for doing the act. 131. Where the Registrar is required in this Act to do any act or thing and no time or period is provided within which the act or thing is to be done, the Registrar is to do the act or thing as soon as practicable. 132. Unless otherwise directed by the High Court, the Registrar may submit to the Court a statement, in writing, signed by the Registrar, giving particulars of the proceedings that were before the Registrar in relation to the matter in issue, the practice of the Agency in similar cases and such other matters within the particular knowledge of the Registrar and the statement shall form part of the evidence in the proceedings before the Court. 133. (1) An advertisement or notice specified in this Act, other than a notice issued by the Minister, shall not be published unless it is in the prescribed form and the Registrar has approved the contents of the advertisement or notice. (2) An advertisement or notice that is published in contravention of subsection (1) shall have no legal effect for purposes of this Act. 134. Where a certificate, issued under the hand of the Registrar, in accordance with this Act, is lost or destroyed, the Registrar may, upon being satisfied, issue and seal a replacement certificate, on payment of a prescribed fee. 135. (1) An application, notice or document authorised or required, in accordance with this Act, to be lodged, made or given at the Agency, may be lodged, made or given to the Registrar or to any other officer and may be delivered by hand, sent by registered post or electronically. (2) An authentication shall not be required in respect of any document lodged in the Agency or the Registrar. 136. Monies necessary for the administration and implementation of this Act, shall be paid out of fees charged in respect of services rendered and monies accrued to the Agency and monies appropriated by Parliament.