proprietor of the trade mark. LAWS OF MALAWI Trade marks Trade Marks Regulations Cap. 49:01 (Subsidiary) Extension of time. 103. If in any particular case the Registrar is satisfied that the circumstances are such as to justify an extension of the time for doing any act or taking any proceedings under these regulations, not being a time expressly provided in the Act or prescribed by regulation 76 or 80, he may extend the time upon such notice to other parties, and proceedings thereon, and upon such terms as he may direct, and the extension may be granted though the time has expired for doing the act or taking the proceeding. Excluded days. 104. Whenever the last day fixed by these Regulations for doing any act or thing at the Office shall fall on a day when the Office is not open which day shall be an excluded day for the purpose of these Regulations, it shall be lawful to do the act of thing on the first day following such excluded day which is not an excluded day. Hearing. 105. Before exercising adversely to any person any discretionary power given to the Registrar by the Act, or by these Regulations, the Registrar shall, if so required, hear such person thereon. 106. An application for a hearing shall be made within one month from the date of notification by the Registrar of any objection to an application or the date of any other indication that he proposes to exercise a discretionary power. 107. (1) Upon receiving such application the Registrar shall give the person applying fourteen days’ notice of a time when he may be heard. (2) Application hearing. for Notice of hearing. Within seven days from the date when such notice would be delivered in the ordinary course of post the person applying shall notify the Registrar whether or not he intends to be heard on the matter. 108. The decision of the Registrar in the exercise of any such discretionary power as aforesaid shall be notified to the person affected. 109. Where under these Regulations any person is required to do any act or thing, or to sign any document, or to make any declaration on behalf of himself or of any body corporate, or any document or evidence is required to be produced to or left with the Registrar, or at the Office, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar that from any reasonable cause such person is unable to do such act or thing, or to sign such document, or to make such declaration, or that such document or evidence cannot be produced or left as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Registrar, upon the production of such other evidence, and subject to such terms as he may think fit, to dispense with any such act or thing, signature, declaration, document or evidence. 110. Any document or drawing or other representation of a trade mark be amended, and any irregularity in procedure which in the opinion of the Registrar may be excused without detriment to the interests of any person may be corrected, if Notification decision. Dispensing evidence. Amendment documents. of with of