Article 2 Interpretation

In these Rules—

• “the appointed person” means a person appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 27B of the Registered Designs Act;

• “the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act” means the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988;

• “design right” means design right within the meaning of Part III of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act;

• “published” means published on the Intellectual Property Office official webpages and any amendment or modification of a form shall also be published on the Intellectual Property Office official webpages;

• “registered design” means a design registered under the Registered Designs Act;

• “the Registered Designs Act” means the Registered Designs Act 1949;

• “the registrar” means the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and includes references to the comptroller under Part III of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act;

• “the 2006 Rules” means the Registered Design Rules 2006^f1.

In these Rules a reference to a form is a reference to that form as issued under directions under section 31A of the Registered Designs Act or rules under section 250 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act.