The Laws of Zambia (2) Any reference in this Act to an article in respect of which a design is registered shall, in the case of a design registered in respect of a set of articles, be construed as a reference to any article of that set. (3) Any question arising under this Act whether a number of articles constitutes a set of articles shall be determined by the Registrar; and notwithstanding anything in this Act any determination of the Registrar under this subsection shall be final. (As amended by G.N. No. 187 of 1964, S.I. No. 175 of 1965 and No. 16 of 1980) PART II ADMINISTRATION 3. There shall be established under the direction of the Minister an office to be called the Designs Office. 4. There shall be- (a) a Registrar of Designs who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to the Registrar by this Act and shall be responsible for its administration; and (b) one or more Deputy Registrars of Designs who shall, subject to the control of the Registrar, have all the powers conferred by this Act upon the Registrar; and (c) such examiners and other officers as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Establishment of Designs Office Appointment of officers 5. The seal of the Patent Office kept in terms of the Patents Act shall also be the seal of the Designs Office, and impressions thereof made for the purposes of this Act shall be judicially noticed. Seal. Cap. 400 6. (1) There shall be kept at the Designs Office for the purposes of this Act a register of designs wherein shall be entered all registered designs with the names and addresses of their proprietors, notifications of assignments and transmissions, and such other matters relating to registered designs as may be prescribed or as the Registrar may think fit. Register of designs (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the register of designs shall, at all convenient times, be open to inspection by the public, and certified copies, sealed with the seal of the Patent Office, of any entry in the register shall be given to any person requiring them on payment of the prescribed fee. Copyright Ministry of Legal Affairs, Government of the Republic of Zambia

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