Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1990 No. 240 DESIGNS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 5

5. Regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations is amended:

   (a)  by omitting subregulation (1) and substituting the following
        subregulations:

"(1) An applicant may inform the Registrar, no later than 12 months after a
notice referred to in regulation 14 is given to the applicant, that the
applicant desires to be heard in relation to a matter referred to in the
notice.

"(1A) An applicant to whom the Registrar has given a further notice under
regulation 16 must inform the Registrar, not later than one month after
receiving the further notice, or within any longer period specified in that
notice, whether or not the applicant desires to be heard in relation to a
matter to which the further notice relates.";

   (b)  by omitting subregulation (3) and substituting the following
        subregulations:

"(3) If an applicant:

   (a)  informs the Registrar under subregulation (1) that he or she does not
        desire to be heard in relation to a matter; or

   (b)  does not inform the Registrar under subregulation (1A) that he or she
        desires to be heard in relation to a matter in respect of which a
        further notice has been issued under regulation 16; the application to
        which that matter relates lapses and the Registrar must, as soon as
        practicable, notify that fact in the Official Journal.

"(3A) If:

   (a)  an applicant fails to appear on the date and at the time and place
        fixed under subregulation (2) for the hearing of a matter; and

   (b)  the Registrar decides to refuse to register the design to which the
        application relates; the Registrar must inform the applicant of that
        refusal.".