{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-2006/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-2006/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1975",
  "legislation_title": "The Registered Designs Rules 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-2006",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Representation of design for publication",
  "text": "(1) Where the registrar decides that he should not refuse to register the design for the reasons mentioned in rule 8(1)(a) or (b) and—\n(a) no representation of the design has been filed; or\n(b) a representation has been filed but it is not suitable for publication,\nthe registrar shall direct the applicant to provide a suitable representation.\n(2) Where a direction is given, the applicant shall, before the end of the period of 3 months beginning immediately after the direction, file a suitable representation (otherwise the registrar may refuse to register the design: see section 3A(2)).\n(3) Where a suitable representation has been filed, the applicant shall file his consent for its publication on Form DF2C.\n(4) But paragraph (3) shall not apply where the applicant consented to publication in accordance with rule 4(3).\n(5) In this rule “suitable representation” means a representation of the design which is suitable for publication.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 9(2) substituted (31.3.2013) by virtue of The Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/444), rules 1, 7, Sch. 2 (with rule 8)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1975/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:24:55.526032+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}