842 No. 40 of 2016] Effects of directions on application Patents (2) Where an application for the grant of a patent is filed with the Registrar, in accordance with this Act, and it appears to the Registrar that the application contains information, referred to in subsection (1), the Registrar may give directions prohibiting the publication or communication of such information to an unauthorised person for a period not exceeding three months from the date on which such application was to be published in accordance with section fifty-four. (3) A person who contravenes any provision of this section, commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both. 95. (1) The directions issued by the Registrar, in section ninety-four, shall have the following effects on an application for the grant of a patent: (a) where the application is made or considered to have been made in accordance with this Act, it may be processed but— (i) the application shall not be published; (ii) any information relating to the application shall not be communicated to any unauthorised person; and (iii) a patent shall not be granted as applied for; (b) where it is an application for an ARIPO patent, the application shall not be sent to the ARIPO office; and (c) where it is an international application, a copy shall not be sent to the International Bureau or to any International Searching Authority appointed in accordance with the Patent Cooperation Treaty. (2) Where the Registrar issues directions against an application for the grant of a patent, as specified in section ninety-four, the Registrar shall give notice, within a prescribed period, to the Minister responsible for defence or the Minister responsible for internal security, as the case may be, of such directions and the reasons for the directions and the Minister shall, on receipt of the notice, consider whether the publication or communication of such an application and the information contained in the application would be prejudicial to the defence of the country or the safety of the public. (3) Where the Minister responsible for defence or the Minister responsible for internal security, as the case may be, after considering the notice, referred to in subsection (2), determines