Patents
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(b) a fee is payable in respect of the doing of any act by any
person other than the Registrar, the act shall be deemed not
to have beep done until the fee has been paid; or
(c) a fee is payable in respect of the lodging of a document. the
.document shall be deemed not to have been lodged until the
fee has been paid.
(2) All fees shall be paid at the Patent Office in such manner as
the Registrar. with the approval of the Minister. may accept.
94.. Nothing in this Act shall affect the right of the State or of any
person deriving title directly or indirectly from the State to sell or use
articles forfeited under the provisions of any written law in force in
Zambia.
Saving for
certain
forfeitures
(As amend&d by G.N. No. 185 of 1964
and S./. No. 175 of 1965)
95. (I) The Minister may. when he deems fit, direct the publica
tion by the Registrar of a journal. to be referred to as the Patent
Journal, containing particulars of applications for patents and other
proceedings or matters arising under the provisions of this Act,
together with such reports of cases and other relevant matters as the
Minister may deem fit.
Patent Journal
(2) The Registrar shall make provision for selling copies of the
Patent Journal at such price and in such manner as the Minister may
direct.
96. (l) The Minister may. by statutory instrument, make regula
tions prescribing anything which under this Act is to be prescribed
and generally for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes
of this Act or to give force or effect to its provisions or for its better
administration.
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(2) Without derogation from the 'generality of the provisions of
subsection (I). regulations made by the Minister may provide for
(a) the form of applications for patents and of any specifica
tions, drawings or other documents which may be lodged at
tbt~ Patent Office, and the furnishing of copies of any such
documents;
(b) the procedure tobe followed in connection with any appli
cation 01 request to the Registrar, or any proceeding before
him. and the authorising of the rectification of irregularities
of procedure;
.
(c)
the service of notices and other documents required to be
served in connection with proceedings under this Act;
(d) examinations for the qualification of patent agents in terms
of this Act. the recognition for such purpose of qualifica-
Regulations