LAWS OF MALAWI Registered Designs (2) 50. 51. Registered Designs Cap. 49:05 Any person who, having innocently made a false statement or representation, whether orally or in writing, for the purpose of procuring or influencing the doing or omission of anything in relation to this Act or any matter thereunder and who on becoming aware that such statement or representation was false fails to advice the Registrar forthwith of such falsity, shall be guilty of an offence. Any person who, after having been sworn or having in lieu thereof made an affirmation or declaration, willfully gives false evidence before the Registrar or the Tribunal concerning the subject-matter of the proceeding in question, knowing such evidence to be false or not knowing or believing it to be true, shall be guilty of an offence. Save where otherwise provided in this Act, any person who is guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable to a fine £500 and to imprisonment for three years.. Witness giving False evidence Penalties PART IX MISCELLANEOUS 52. Where by this Act any act has to be done by or to any person in connection with a design or any procedure relating thereto, the act may under and in accordance with the regulations or, in particular cases, by special leave of the Registrar be done by or to an agent of that person duly Recognition of agents authorized in the prescribed manner. 53. (1) Any application, notice or document authorized or required under this Act to be lodged, made or given at the Designs Office or to the Registrar or to any other person may be delivered by hand or sent by registered post. (2) 54. No authentication shall be required in respect of any document lodged in the Designs Office under this Act or used in proceedings before the Tribunal. (1) Where under this Act - (2) Lodging and authentication of documents Provisions as to fees (a) a fee is payable in respect of the performance of any act by the Registrar, the Registrar shall not perform that act until the fee has been paid: (b) a fee is payable in respect of the doing of any act by any person other than the Registrar, the act shall be deemed not to have been done until the fee has been paid; or (c) a fee is payable in respect of the lodging of a document, the document shall be deemed not to have been lodged until the fee has been paid. All fees shall be paid at the Designs Office in such manner as the Registrar, with the approval of the Minister, may accept. 24