Act 17 Trademarks Act 2010 15. Publication of application, objection to registration of certification marks. (1) Where an application for the registration of a certification mark has been accepted absolutely or subject to conditions and limitations, the registrar shall cause the applicant to publish it in the prescribed manner and section 12 shall have effect in relation to the registration of the mark as if the application had been an application under section 7(1). (2) In deciding under the provisions referred to in subsection (1), the registrar shall have regard only to the considerations referred to in section 13(3) and a decision under those provisions in favour of the applicant shall be conditional on the determination in his or her favour by the registrar under section13(7) of any objection relating to the matters referred to in section 13(6). (3) Where notice of objection is given relating to the matters referred to in section 13(4), the registrar shall, after hearing the parties, decide whether and subject to what conditions and limitations or amendments or modifications of the application or of the regulations, registration is to be permitted. 16. Registration. (1) When an application for registration of a trademark in Part A or in Part B of the register has been accepted and— (a) the application has not been objected to and the time for notice of the objection has expired; or (b) the application has been objected to and the objection has been decided in favour of the applicant, the registrar shall, unless the application has been accepted in error, register the trademark in Part A or Part B, and the trademark, when registered, shall be registered from the date of the application for registration and that date shall be taken to be the date of registration. 17