Industrial Design [No. 22 of 2016 523 PART II 4. ADMINISTRATION This Act shall be administered by the Agency. 5. The seal of the Agency kept in terms of the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act, 2010, shall be used for the purposes of this Act and the impression made for such purposes shall be judicially noticed. 6. (1) The Registrar appointed in accordance with the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act, 2010 shall, in addition to the Registrar’s other functions and powers specified in that Act and any other law, exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on the Registrar in accordance with this Act. Administration of Act Seal of Agency Registrar (2) The Board may delegate the functions and powers of the Agency, specified in this Act, to the Registrar when the Board considers it necessary for the better implementation of this Act. 7. The functions of the Agency are to— Functions of Agency (a) receive and process applications for the registration of designs made by a person referred to in section twentyone; (b) act as a designated or an elected industrial designs office for international applications; (c) act as an elected office for purposes of an international preliminary examination; and (d) perform any other functions as are necessary or incidental to the carrying out of its functions under this Act. 8. The Board shall appoint assistant registrars, such number of examiners and other officers as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act and who shall, subject to the control of the Registrar, have all the powers conferred by this Act on the Registrar. Appointment of other staff 9. An examination, investigation or any act undertaken, in accordance with this Act, shall not warrant the validity of such examination, investigation or act and no liability shall be incurred by the Registrar, examiner or any other officer by reason of, or in connection with, any examination, investigation, act or other consequent proceeding. Nonwarranty and non-liability 10. (1) The Agency shall establish and maintain a Register of designs in which shall be entered— Register of designs

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