36 Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003 (2) The application for registration may be accompanied by a declaration signed by the creator of the industrial design, giving his name and address and requesting the same to be indicated in the registration. (3) Where the applicant is not the creator of the industrial design the application shall be accompanied by a statement justifying the applicant’s right to obtain registration. (4) The Director-General shall in every case where the applicant is not the creator of the Industrial design, shall serve the creator with a copy of the statement referred to in subsection (3). The creator of the industrial design shall have the right to inspect the application and to receive, on payment of the prescribed fee, a copy thereof. (5) Where the application is filed through an agent, it shall be accompanied by power of attorney granted to such agent by the applicant. Right of priority. 37. The applicant for registration of an industrial design who desires to availhim self of the priority of an earlier application filed in a convention country shall, within six months of the date of such earlier application, append to his application a written declaration indicating the date and number of the earlier application, the name of the applicant and the country in which he or his predecessor in title filed such application and shall, within a period of three months from the date of the later application filed in Sri Lanka, furnish a copy of the earlier application certified as correct by the Appropriate Authority of the country where such earlier application was filed. Application fee. 38. An application for registration of an industrial design shall not be entertained unless the prescribed fee has been paid to the Director-General. Examination of application. 39. (1) The Director-General shall examine whether the applicant has complied with the provisions of sections 36, section 37 (where applicable) and section 38.