No. 4907 Act No. 1, 2012 Government Gazette 23 March 2012 107 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012 Exercise of discretionary powers by Registrar 206. (1) If the Registrar is satisfied that the circumstances justify it, the Registrar may, on receiving a written request to extend the time for doing any act or taking any proceeding under this Act, on such terms as the Registrar may determine, extend the time. (2) In exercising any discretion vested in the Registrar by this Act, the Registrar must give any party to a proceeding before him or her, or any other party who appears from the register to be an interested party, an opportunity to be heard before exercising such discretion adversely to that party. (3) The extension referred to in subsection (1) may be granted even though the time for doing the act or taking the proceeding has expired. General powers of Registrar 207. (1) The Registrar may, for the purposes of hearing and determining any proceedings in terms of this Act – (a) receive evidence and determine whether and to what extent it may be given by affidavit or orally on oath or affirmation; (b) summon witnesses; (c) issue commissions de bene esse in the same manner that a magistrates’ court would do pursuant to section 53 of the Magistrates Act 1944(Act No. 32 of 1944); (c) order discovery or inspection, and require the due production of documents; (d) consider any interlocutory or other matters as may seem expedient; (e) award costs against any party to any proceedings before him or her, and generally the Registrar has in connection with any proceedings before him or her all such powers and jurisdiction as are possessed by the Tribunal. (2) Where express provision is not contained in this Act on any matter of procedure, the Registrar may have recourse to the rules governing procedure in the Tribunal. (3) Any party to proceedings before the Registrar may appeal to the Tribunal against any decision or order pursuant to such proceedings. Venue of proceedings and taxation of costs 208. (1) The place where any proceedings before the Registrar under this Act are to be heard and determined in any particular case is determined by the