53.
Condonation or correction of irregularities in procedure.
The registrar or the court may authorize the condonation or correction of any
irregularity in procedure in any proceedings before him or it, provided such
condonation or correction is not detrimental to the interests of any person.
54.
55.
56.
Regulations.—The Minister may make regulations—
(a)
with the concurrence of the Minister of State Expenditure, prescribing
the matters in respect of which fees shall be payable, and the tariff of
such fees;
(b)
prescribing the tariff of fees which shall be allowed on taxation in
connection with proceedings before the registrar or the court;
(c)
prescribing the procedure in any proceedings before the registrar or
the court;
(d)
prescribing the service of notices and other documents required in
terms of this Act to be served in connection with proceedings before
the registrar;
(e)
providing for the conduct and administration of the designs office,
including the keeping and preservation of any records in the designs
office, the removal from such office and preservation in any other
place of such records, and as to the circumstances in which any such
records may be destroyed;
(f)
prescribing the contents of any application, notice or form provided for
in this Act;
(g)
as to any other matter required or permitted by this Act to be
prescribed by regulation; and generally, as to any matter which he
considers it necessary or expedient to prescribe in order that the
purposes of this Act may be achieved.
Repeal of laws.
(1)
The Designs Act, 1967 (Act No. 57 of 1967), is hereby repealed.
(2)
Any proclamation issued under the repealed Act declaring any country
to be a convention country, and any regulations made under that Act,
shall continue in operation until repealed or amended by proclamation
issued or regulations made under this Act.
Short title and commencement.
This Act shall be called the Designs Act, 1993, and shall come into operation
on a date fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette