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Patents Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
Patents Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Registrar may issue practice directions to specify —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Patents and includes any Deputy Registrar of Patents holding office under this Act;
the hours of business of the Registry; and
the days which are to be treated as excluded days.
The Attorney General may prescribe the effect of doing any business under this Act —
on any day after the hours of business of the Registry; or
on any day which is an excluded day.
For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) —
different hours of business may be specified for different classes of business;
different excluded days may be specified for different classes of business; and
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different effects of doing business —
outside the hours of business of the Registry; or
on an excluded day, may be prescribed for different classes of business.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Patents and includes any Deputy Registrar of Patents holding office under this Act;