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THE PATENTS ACT. Statutory Instrument 216—1. The Patents Regulations. (Under section 46 of the Act.) 1. Citation. These Regulations may be cited as the Patents Regulations. 2. Interpretation. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “Act” means the Patents Act. 3. Forms. (1) The forms for use under the Act and these Regulations shall be those set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations, and the forms shall be used in all cases to which they are applicable and may be modified as directed by the registrar to meet other cases. (2) The registrar may waive the use of the prescribed form in respect of any application if he or she receives from the applicant in writing all the particulars which would have been supplied if the prescribed form had been used. 4. Fees. The fees payable in respect of applications, registrations and other matters authorised by the Act and by these Regulations shall be those specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations. 5. Language of documents and translations. (1) All applications shall be in the English language, and any document forming part of an application or submitted to the registrar under the Act or these Regulations which is in a language other than English shall be accompanied by an English translation, verified to the satisfaction of the

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