Act 3
Industrial Property Act
2014
56. Registration of the contract and issue of certificate.
(1) Where the registrar finds that the licence contract may be
registered, the registrar shall register the contract and issue a
certificate of registration to the petitioner.
(2) Where the registrar fails to notify the petitioner—
(a) of a defect in the petition or of terms or defects precluding
registration of the licence contract within ninety days after
the date of the petition; or
(b) of his or her decision to refuse to register the licence
contract within ninety days after the date of notification
referred to in paragraph (a),
the licence contract shall be presumed to have been registered and the
registrar shall issue a certificate of registration to the petitioner.
(3) The registration shall take effect—
(a) if the petition was made within sixty days from the date of
conclusion of the contract, on the date of the conclusion of
the licence contract, and
(b) in all other cases, on the date of the petition.
(4) When the petition is corrected or the licence contract is
amended under section 54(6), the petition shall be taken to have been
received on the date when the correction or amendment is made.
(5) The registration and certificate shall state—
(a) the name of the parties to the contract and of the licensee if
he or she is not a party;
(b) the date of the petition;
(c) the date of the registration; and
(d) the registration number,
all of which shall be published in the Gazette.
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