1988 No. 2088
The Designs (Amendment) Rules 1988
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 17(5) and (6), 36 and 40 of the Registered Designs Act 19491 and now vested in him2 and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 10(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 19713 and with the consent of the Treasury pursuant to the said section 40, hereby makes the following Rules:
1
These Rules may be cited as the Designs (Amendment) Rules 1988 and shall come into force on 1st January 1989.
2
1
For rule 51 of the Designs Rules 19844 there shall be substituted the following–
CERTIFICATES AND COPIES SUPPLIED BY REGISTRAR
Certificates supplied by Registrar51
Upon request made on Form Designs No. 23 and payment of the appropriate fee—
a
the Registrar shall supply a certified copy of an entry in the Register or a certified extract from the Register; and
b
the Registrar may supply—
i
a certified copy of any representation, specimen or document kept in the Patent Office or a certified extract from any such document; or
ii
a certificate for the purposes of section 17(9).
Copies supplied by Registrar51A
Upon request and payment of the appropriate fee–
a
the Registrar shall supply an uncertified copy of an entry in the Register or an uncertified extract from the Register; and
b
the Registrar may supply an uncertified copy of any representation or document kept in the Patent Office or an uncertified extract from any such document.
2
There shall be substituted for Form Designs No.23 as set out in Schedule 2 to the Designs Rules 1984 the form set out in the Schedule hereto.
3
The Schedule to the Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 19885 shall be amended as follows—
a
for item 19 there shall be substituted the following–
19
On request for certificate of the Registrar—
a
sealed and attached to document…
7
Designs No. 23
b
by impression by document…
3
Designs No. 23
b
for item 25 there shall be substituted the following—
25
On request for uncertified copy or extract under Rule 51A…
2
—.
We consent to the making of these Rules.
SCHEDULEREVISED FORM DESIGNS NO.23 [FORM]
(This note is not part of the Rules)