Registrar thinks fit: Provided that the Registrar shall not permit an amendment which substantially affects the identity of the layout-design. (6) An appeal shall lie against— (a) a decision by the Registrar under subsection (3) that an application does not comply substantially with any requirement of subsection (1); or (b) a refusal by the Registrar to permit an amendment of an application under subsection (5). 11 Publication of application and opposition thereto (1) As soon as practicable after an application for the registration of a layout-design has been accepted, the applicant shall advertise in the prescribed manner the application as accepted, and the advertisement shall set forth any conditions and limitations subject to which the application has been accepted: Provided that in exceptional circumstances the Registrar may direct that an application shall be advertised before acceptance and, where an application has been so advertised, the Registrar may direct that it shall be advertised again when it has been accepted. (2) Any person may, within two months from the date on which an application was advertised, give the Registrar notice of opposition to the registration, which notice shall— (a) be given in writing in the prescribed manner; and (b) include a statement of the grounds of opposition. (3) The Registrar shall send a copy of any notice in terms of subsection (2) to the applicant and, within the prescribed time after its receipt, the applicant may send the Registrar in the prescribed manner a counter-statement of the grounds on which he relies for his application. (4) If an applicant¾ (a) does not send the Registrar a counter-statement in terms of subsection (3) after being sent a copy of a notice in terms of that subsection, he shall be deemed to have abandoned his application; (b) sends the Registrar a counter-statement in terms of subsection (3), the Registrar— (i) shall furnish a copy of it to every person who gave notice of opposition; and (ii) after considering the evidence and hearing any representations or argument the parties may wish to make, shall decide whether registration is to be permitted and, if it is, with what amendments, modifications, conditions or limitations it is to be permitted. (5) An appeal shall lie from any decision of the Registrar under this section. (6) At the hearing of an appeal under this section, any party may, either in the manner prescribed or by special leave of the Tribunal, bring forward further material for the Tribunal’s consideration. (7) In an appeal under this section, no further grounds of objection to the registration of the layout-design concerned shall be allowed to be taken by the opponent or the Registrar, other than those stated in terms of this section by the opponent, except by leave of the Tribunal and, where any further grounds of objection are taken, the applicant shall be entitled to withdraw his application on giving the prescribed notice, without payment of the opponent’s costs. 12 Registration (1) If— (a) no notice of opposition is lodged in terms of subsection (2) of section eleven in respect of an application for registration of a layout-design; or (b) the Registrar has decided, in terms of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section eleven, that registration of a layout-design is to be permitted, and no appeal has been lodged against that decision; or