(4) The Registrar shall consider whether the requirements mentioned in
this regulation have been complied with. If, after such consideration,
the Registrar accepts the application for the mark he shall notify the
applicant accordingly, in writing, and thereafter the application shall
mutatis mutandis proceed as an ordinary application. If it appears to
the Registrar that those requirements are not met, he shall inform the
applicant accordingly, in writing, and thereafter the provisions of
regulation 15(4) shall mutatis mutandis apply.
(5) An application for the amendment of the rules of a registered
certification mark or the rules accompanying an application for the
registration of a certification mark shall be made on Form TM2. The amendment
sought shall be indicated by showing in square brackets all words that
are to be omitted; and by underlining all words that are to be added.
The applicant shall file a copy of the amended rules within one month
of the approval of the rules by the Registrar. If the applicant fails
to file a copy of the amended rules within the time stipulated, the
application for amendment shall be deemed to have been abandoned.
57. Collective marks
[Section 43]
(1) An application for the registration of a collective mark under the
provisions of section 43 of the Act shall be made on Form TM1 and the
provisions of regulations 11 to 14 shall mutatis mutandis apply to such
application.
(2) In further proceedings relating to an application for the registration
of a collective mark the provisions of regulation 15 shall mutatis mutandis
apply.
(3) An application for the registration of a collective mark shall be
accompanied by rules governing the use of the mark. The rules shall specify
the persons authorised to use the mark, the conditions of membership of
the association and, when applicable, the conditions of the use of the
mark, including any sanctions against misuse.
(4) The Registrar shall consider whether the requirements mentioned in
this regulation have been complied with. If, after such consideration,
the Registrar accepts the application for the mark he shall notify the
applicant accordingly, in writing, and thereafter the application shall
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