Regulation 57

Article 10 (grant of the certificate or rejection of the application for a certificate) is amended as follows.

In paragraphs 1 to 3, for “the authority referred to in Article 9(1)”, substitute “the comptroller”.

In paragraph 2, after “in this Regulation”, insert “or any prescribed fee is not paid”.

In paragraph 3, after “Article 8”, insert “or the prescribed fee relating to the application has not been paid”.

In paragraph 4, for “the authority”, substitute “the comptroller”.

Omit paragraph 5.

After paragraph 6, insert—

“7.

References in this Article to a “prescribed fee” are to a fee prescribed under section 123 of the Patents Act 1977..”.