(2) The application shall be accompanied by a statutory declaration
or affidavit supporting the application and by an application for renewal
in Form 34.
(3) Before rejecting an application, the registrar shall send a written
notice to the applicant explaining the reasons for proposing to reject the
application and inviting the applicant to request a hearing within sixty
days after the date of the invitation.
(4) Where the registrar sends a notice under subregulation (3), the
registrar shall not make his decision as to whether to restore the design
or reject the application until—
(a) if the applicant requests a hearing, after holding the hearing; or
(b) if the applicant does not request a hearing, after the expiry of
the sixty day period referred to in subregulation (3).
(5) The registrar shall notify the applicant in writing of his decision
and, if the registrar decides to reject the application, the notification shall
include written reasons for his decision.
(6) Publication of a restored design under section 76(5) of the Act
shall be in the Gazette.
53. Request to examine representations.
A request to examine representations or specimens under section 77(2)
of the Act shall be in Form 36.
54. Publication relating to registration.
The publication under section 78 of the Act relating to a registration
shall be in the Gazette.
55. Application of regulations under section 80(2) of the Act.
Regulations 34, 35 and 38 apply, with necessary modifications, with
respect to the application, under sections 80(2), 48, 49 and 56 of the Act.
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