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Government	Gazette	23	March	2012	

Act No. 1, 2012

No.	4907


INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012

Registrar	 after	 consultation	 with	 the	 party	 or	 parties	 concerned,	 and	 such	 proceedings	
must	be	heard	and	determined	by	the	Registrar	at	that	place.
	
(2)	
Any	costs	awarded	by	the	Registrar	must	be	taxed	by	a	taxing	officer	of	
the	Tribunal,	and	payment	thereof	may	be	enforced	in	the	same	manner	as	if	they	were	
costs	allowed	by	the	Tribunal.
Correction of errors
209.

(1)	

	

(a)	

correct	 any	 clerical	 error	 or	 error	 in	 translation	 or	 transcription	 in	 any	
application	 filed	 under	 this	Act,	 or	 in	 any	 document	 filed	 or	 lodged	 in	
pursuance	of	such	application;

	

(b)	

correct	 any	 clerical	 error	 in	 any	 register	 maintained	 pursuant	 to	 this	
Act.

The	Registrar	may	–

(2)	
Subsection	(1)	may	not	be	construed	as	giving	the	Registrar	any	power	
	
to	correct	or	amend	an	application,	document	or	register	in	any	material	manner.
	
(3)	
A	 correction	 made	 in	 pursuance	 of	 this	 section	 may	 be	 made	 by	 the	
Registrar	on	his	or	her	own	accord,	or	on	the	request	of	any	interested	person.
	
(4)	
A	 request	 pursuant	 to	 subsection	 (3)	 must	 be	 made	 to	 the	 Registrar	 in	
the	prescribed	manner	and	on	payment	of	the	prescribed	fee.
Rectification of register
210.	 (1)	
The	 Registrar	 may	 order	 the	 register	 to	 be	 rectified	 by	 the	
making,	amendment	or	deletion	of	any	entry	therein,	and	such	order	may	be	made	either	
on	a	request	in	the	prescribed	manner	or	without	such	request.
	
(2)	
If	 the	 Registrar	 intends	 to	 make	 an	 order	 referred	 to	 in	 subsection	 (1)	
otherwise	 than	 on	 a	 request,	 he	 or	 she	 must	 give	 notice	 of	 the	 intention	 to	 do	 so	 to	 the	
owner	 of	 or	 the	 applicant	 for	 the	 relevant	 title,	 as	 the	 case	 may	 be,	 and	 to	 any	 other	
person	 who	 appears	 or	 to	 be	 concerned,	 and	 the	 Registrar	 must	 give	 such	 owner	 or	
applicant	or	other	person	an	opportunity	of	being	heard	before	making	the	order.
PART 2
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY AGENTS
Agents and their functions
211.	 (1)	
Where	the	ordinary	residence	or	principal	place	of	business	of	
an	applicant	for	any	title	under	this	Act	or	in	any	matter	or	proceeding	as	provided	for	by	
this	Act	is	outside	Namibia,	he	or	she	must	be	represented	by	an	agent	as	contemplated	
in	subsection	(4)	read	with	section	212.
	
(2)	
Where	 the	 ordinary	 residence	 or	 principal	 place	 of	 business	 of	 an	
applicant	 is	 in	 Namibia,	 he	 or	 she	 may	 be	 represented	 by	 an	 agent	 as	 contemplated	 in	
subsection	(4)	read	with	section	212.

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