(7)
In effecting the sequential numbering of the sheets, the elements of the
application shall be placed in the following order-
(8)
(a)
the request;
(b)
the description;
(c)
the claims;
(d)
the abstract; and
(e)
the drawings.
The sequential numbering of the sheets shall be effected by using 3 separate
series of numbering, namely -
(a)
the first series applying to the request only and commencing with the
first sheet of the request;
(b)
the second series commencing with the first sheet of the description and
continuing through the claims until the last sheet of the abstract; and
(c)
the third series being applicable to the sheets of the drawings only and
commencing with the first sheet of the drawings.
(9)
The text matter of the application shall be typed but graphic symbols, chemical or
mathematical formulae and certain characters may be handwritten or drawn.
17.
An application made under section 15 of the Act shall be construed as permitting -
(a)
in relation to an independent claim for a given product, the inclusion in
the same application of an independent claim for a process specially
adapted for the manufacture of the product or for the use of the product;