offence and liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 46 False representation that layout-design is registered Any person who falsely represents that a layout-design of an integrated circuit sold by him is registered shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment. PART XII EVIDENCE 47 Register to be evidence of entries therein The Register shall be prima facie evidence of anything that is required or permitted by or under this Act to be entered in it. 48 Evidence of certain entries and documents (1) In any proceedings before the Tribunal or any court, a document purporting to be a copy of an entry in the Register provided in terms of section six shall be admissible on its production by any person as prima facie evidence of the entry having been made and of its contents. (2) In any proceedings before the Tribunal or any court, a document purporting to be a statement by the Registrar, certified with the seal of the Patent Office and giving particulars of¾ (a) any proceedings before him in terms of this Act; or (b) the grounds for any decision or order given or made by him in terms of this Act; or the practice of the Designs Office; or (c) (d) any representation, specimen or document kept in the Designs Office; or (e) any other matter which is within his knowledge as Registrar; shall be admissible on its production by any person as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the document. PART XIII GENERAL 49 Inspection of registered layout-design (1) Subject to this section, any copy or drawing of a registered layout-design which accompanied the application for its registration shall be open to public inspection at the Designs Office on and after the certificate of registration is issued in respect of the design. (2) Where a registered layout-design is of a class prescribed for the purposes of this subsection, no copy or drawing which accompanied the application for its registration shall be open to inspection in terms of subsection (1) until such period as may be prescribed has elapsed after the certificate of registration was issued: Provided that the following persons shall have a right to inspect any such copy or drawing— (a) the registered proprietor of the design or a person authorised in writing by the registered proprietor; or (b) a person authorised by the Registrar, the Tribunal or a court; but they may do so only in the presence of the Registrar or an officer acting under him and shall not be entitled to take a copy of the copy or drawing concerned or any part thereof. (3) Where an application for the registration of a layout-design has been abandoned or refused, neither the application for registration nor any copy or drawing that accompanied it shall be open at any time to public inspection at the Designs Office or be published by the Registrar. 50 Recognition of agents Where by this Act anything is to be done by or to any person in connection with a layout-design, it may be done by or to that person’s duly authorised agent, where the