The Registered Designs Rules 2006

Miscellaneous U.K.

Costs of proceedings U.K.

22.  The registrar may, in any proceedings before him under the Act, award to any party by order such costs as he considers reasonable, and direct how and by what parties they are to be paid.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Rule 22 applied (6.4.2015) by The Appointed Person (Designs) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/169), rules 1, 7(4)

Security for costs U.K.

F1 23.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Rule 23 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/638), reg. 1, Sch. 6 para. 4; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Registrar shall have the powers of official referee U.K.

24.  The registrar shall have the powers of an official referee of the Supreme Court as regards—

(a) the attendance of witnesses and their examination on oath; and

(b) the discovery and production of documents,

but he shall have no power to punish summarily for contempt.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 Rule 24 applied (6.4.2015) by The Appointed Person (Designs) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/169), rules 1, 7(4)

Minimum notice of hearing U.K.

25.  The registrar shall not give a person less than 14 days notice of any hearing under the Act.