550 No. 22 of 2016] Industrial Design (6) A licence contract shall not have effect against third parties until it is registered and a certificate of registration is issued in respect thereof. Refusal by Registrar to register licenced contract 79. (1) The Registrar may refuse to register a licence contract which imposes unjustified restrictions on the licensee, or is prejudicial to the economic interest of the country. (2) The Registrar shall, before refusing to register a licence contract as provided in subsection (1), notify the parties within ninety days of receiving the contract and shall give the parties an opportunity to be heard. (3) Where the Registrar refuses to register a licence contract but does not notify the parties to the contract or give them an opportunity to be heard, within ninety days as provided in subsection (2), the licence contract shall be deemed to have been registered at the expiry of ninety days. (5) A licence contract lodged with the Registrar shall be open to the public for inspection. (6) A person aggrieved by the decision of the Registrar made in accordance with this section may, within three months of receiving the decision, appeal to the court. Exclusive licence 80. (1) Where a licence contract has been granted, by a proprietor, to a licensee as an exclusive licence, the creator shall not grant any other licence, in respect of the same registered design, to a third person, and shall not do anything consistent with the ownership of the registered design. (2) An exclusive licensee enjoys the rights of a proprietor or a successor in title referred to in section fifty-six. Compulsory licence 81. (1) A person may, after three years from the date of the registration of a design, apply to the Registrar for the grant of a compulsory licence on any of the following grounds: (a) that without reasonable cause, the proprietor or a successor in title of a registered design has not meet the demand for the design on the domestic market in Zambia; (b) that the refusal by the creator or a successor in title to grant a contract licence, on reasonable terms, is prejudicial to the country’s establishment and development of industries or commercial activities; (c) that the applicant for a contract licence has failed to obtain the creator’s consent for the use of a registered design, under reasonable terms and conditions;