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4.—(1) For the purposes of section 123(1) of the Patents Act 1977 matters relating to certificates and applications for certificates shall be the business of the Patent Office and, accordingly, shall be under the direction and control of the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
(2) The power of the Secretary of State to make rules under section 123 of the 1977 Act shall include power to make rules regulating the business of the Patent Office and matters relating to certificates and applications for certificates and subsections (2) to (7) of section 123 and section 124 shall apply accordingly.
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