[Para. (a) substituted by s. 4 of Act No. 44 of 1986 and by s. 4 (b) of
Act No. 76 of 1988.]
(b)
The court may in relation to any such appeal—
(i)
confirm, vary or set aside the order or decision
appealed against, as justice may require;
(ii)
if the record does not furnish sufficient evidence or
information for the determination of the appeal, remit
the matter to the commissioner with instructions in
regard to the taking of further evidence or the setting
out of further information;
(iii)
take any other course which may lead to the just,
speedy and as far as may be possible inexpensive
settlement of the case; and
(iv)
make such order as to costs as justice may require.
(3) to (5) inclusive . . . . . .
77.
Agreement to accept commissioner’s decision as final.
In any proceedings before the commissioner, the parties may agree in writing
prior to the hearing thereof to submit the matter in dispute for final decision to
the commissioner and may apply to him accordingly in the prescribed
manner, and where there is such an agreement the order or decision of the
commissioner shall be binding on the said parties and final and conclusive
and shall not be subject to appeal.
CHAPTER XIV
ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS AND PATENTS BY THE STATE
78.
Acquisition of invention or patent by State.
The Minister may, on behalf of the State, acquire, on such terms and
conditions as may be agreed upon, any invention or patent.
79.
Assignment of certain patents to the State.
(1)
The proprietor of an invention relating to any armaments as defined in
section 1 of the Armaments Development and Production Act, 1968
(Act No. 57 of 1968), shall, if called upon to do so by the Minister of
Defence, assign the invention or the patent obtained or to be obtained
for the invention to that Minister on behalf of the State.
(2)
The assignment and any agreements therein contained shall be valid
and effectual and may be enforced by appropriate proceedings in the
name of the Minister of Defence.
(3)
Where an invention has been so assigned, the Minister of Defence
may, by notice in writing to the registrar, direct that the invention and
the manner in which it is to be performed shall be kept secret.
(4)
Every application, specification, amendment of specification or
drawing received at the patent office relating to any invention in
respect of which notice in terms of subsection (3) has been given,
shall be sealed up by the registrar and the contents of such