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Designs Act, 1993 (Act No. 195 of 1993)

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Designs Regulations, 1999

34. Renewal

 

 

(1) If-
(a) in the case of a design registered under the repealed Act, it is desired at the expiration of the last year of a first or second period of five years for which the design registration endured in terms of section 14 of that Act; or
(b) in the case of a design registered under the Act, it is desired at the expiration of the third year from the date referred to in section 22 (1) of the Act; or
(c) in either of the above cases, it is desired at the expiration of any succeeding year during the term of the design registration,

to keep the registration in force, the renewal fees set out in the appropriate item of Schedule 1 shall be paid by lodging Form D10, in duplicate, before the expiration of that year.

 

(2) All or any of the renewal fees may be paid in advance.

 

(3) An application for extension of time for payment of any renewal fee shall be made on Form D10.

 

(4) On receipt of Form D10, and provided the terms of this regulation are complied with, the registrar shall make an entry in the register to signify that the renewal has been effected, and shall furnish the applicant with a confirmation that the renewal has been effected by returning to the applicant the copy of the Form D10 after the official stamp of the registrar has been applied thereto.