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44.—(1) The registrar shall publish a journal which shall contain—
(a)everything which is required by the Act or these Rules to be published; and
(b)any other information that the registrar may consider to be generally useful or important.
(2) In these Rules “the journal” means the journal published under paragraph (1).
45.—(1) For the transaction of relevant business by the public the Patent Office shall be open—
(a)on Monday to Friday between 9.00am and midnight; and
(b)on Saturday between 9.00am and 1.00pm.
(2) For the transaction of all other business by the public under the Act the Patent Office shall be open between 9.00am and 5.00pm.
(3) In this Part “relevant business” means the filing of any application or other document except—
(a)an application for an extension under section 8; or
(b)an application for the registration of a design or designs made by virtue of section 14.
46.—(1) The following shall be excluded days for the transaction by the public of business under the Act—
(a)a Sunday;
(b)Good Friday;
(c)Christmas day; or
(d)a day which is specified or proclaimed to be a bank holiday by or under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1).
(2) A Saturday shall be an excluded day for the transaction by the public of business under the Act, except relevant business (see rule 45(1)).
47.—(1) Schedule 2 (transitional provisions) shall have effect.
(2) The instruments set out in Schedule 3 (revocations) are revoked to the extent specified.
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