(a)
an application for registration of a collective mark shall not be accepted
unless the mark is designated as a collective mark and the application is
accompanied by a copy of the regulations governing the use of the mark,
duly certified by the applicant;
(b)
the regulations governing the use of the collective mark defining the
common characteristics or quality of the goods or services which the
collective mark designate, the conditions under which it may be used and
the persons who may use it, shall be provided with the application; and
(c)
the regulations providing for the exercise of effective control of the use
of the mark in compliance with those regulations and determining
sanctions for any use contrary to the said regulations, shall be provided
with the application.
(2)
(a)
The registered owner of a collective mark shall forthwith notify the
Controller, in writing, of changes effected in the regulations governing
the use of the mark
(b)
All notifications under paragraph (a) shall be recorded in the register, and
changes to the regulations shall have no effect until they are recorded.
(3)
The registered owner of a collective mark may use the mark himself, provided it
is also used by other -authorised persons in accordance with the regulations
governing such use and the use by such persons shall be deemed to be used by
the registered owner.
56.
Subject to an appeal under section 50 of the Act, where the Tribunal decides that the
mark shall be taken off the register in respect of any of the goods or services for which it
is registered, the Controller shall, to that extent, remove the mark from the register.
57.
(1)
A request under section 43 of the Act to remove a mark on grounds of non-use
shall be accompanied by a
statement setting out fully the facts on which the request is made.