(a)
receive evidence and determine whether and to what extent it
shall be given by affidavit or orally upon oath;
(b)
award costs against any party in any proceedings before him;
and
(c)
tax costs so awarded according to the prescribed tariff:
Provided that such award and taxation shall be subject to review by
the court.
(2)
12.
13.
The payment of any costs so awarded and taxed may be enforced in
the same manner as if they were costs awarded by a judge of the
Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa in
civil proceedings.
Exercise of discretionary power by registrar.
(1)
Whenever any discretionary power is conferred by this Act upon the
registrar, he shall not exercise that power adversely to an applicant or
an objector or other person who according to the register appears to
be an interested party, without (if so required by the applicant or
objector or other interested party within a time fixed by the registrar)
giving that applicant or objector or interested party an opportunity of
being heard.
(2)
Whenever by this Act any time is specified within which any act is to
be performed or thing is to be done, the registrar may, save where it is
otherwise expressly provided, extend that time either before or after its
expiry.
Representation.
Any person is entitled to be represented by an agent to act on his behalf in
connection with any matter or proceedings in terms of this Act.
14.
Application for registration.
(1)
The proprietor of a design which—
(a)
(b)
in the case of an aesthetic design, is—
(i)
new;
and
(ii)
original,
in the case of a functional design, is—
(i)
n
ew; and
(ii)
not commonplace in the art in question,
may, in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee,
apply for the registration of such design.