40 Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003 (12) On receipt of the observations of the applicant the Director-General shall after hearing the parties, where taking all the circumstances into consideration he considers such hearing necessary, decide, as expeditiously as possible, whether or not the industrial design may be registered. If he decides that the industrial design is registrable he shall accordingly register such industrial design— (a) where no appeal is preferred against his decision, upon the expiry of the period within which an appeal may be preferred against his decision ; (b) where an appeal is preferred against his decision, upon the dismissal of such appeal, as the case may be. (13) The Director-General may allow a reasonable extension of the prescribed period within which any act has to be done or any fee has to be paid under this section. Issue of certificate of registration. 41. Upon the registration of an industrial design, the Director-General shall issue to the registered owner thereof a Certificate of Registration and shall, at the request of the registered owner, send such certificate to him by registered post to his last recorded postal address in Sri Lanka or, if he is resident outside Sri Lanka, to his last recorded postal address. Register of Industrial Designs. 42. (1) The Director-General shall keep and maintain a register called the “Register of Industrial Designs” wherein shall be recorded, in the order of their registration, all registered industrial designs and such other particulars relating to the industrial designs as are authorised or directed by this Part to be so recorded or may from time to time be prescribed (2) The registration of an industrial design shall include a representation of the industrial design and shall specify its number, the name and address of the registered owner and, if the registered owner is resident outside Sri Lanka, a postal address for service in Sri Lanka ; the date of application and