Designs Regulations 1954

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Reprint as at 5 April 2018

Designs Regulations 1954

(SR 1954/224)

C W M Norrie, Governor-General

Order in Council

At the Government House at Wellington this 15th day of December 1954

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.

Pursuant to the Designs Act 1953, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.

	Part 1 Preliminary
1	Title, commencement, and arrangement
2	Interpretation
	Part 2 Fees
3	Fees payable according to Schedule 1
4	Time of payment
5	Form of payment
6	Payments by post
	Part 2A Compliance with regulations by electronic means
7	Definitions used in this Part
8	Means of communicating with Commissioner
8A	Signature requirements for communications by electronic means
8B	Commissioner may communicate by electronic means
8C	Interrelationship of this Part with rest of regulations
	Part 3 Forms and documents
9	Forms prescribed in Schedule 2
10	Size, etc, of documents
11	Signature of documents by firms and bodies corporate
	Part 4 Agency and correspondence
12	Agents may act for applicants
13	Authorization of agent
14	Service upon agent
15	Refusal to recognize agent
16	Addressing of correspondence [Revoked]
17	Personal signature may be required
18	Address for service
	Part 5 Applications for registration
19	Signature of application
20	Appropriate application forms to be used
20A	Applicant may request delay of issue of certificate of registration
21	Death of applicant
22	Separate applications for same design for more than 1 article
23	Name of article and novel features of design to be stated
24	Applications under section 8
	Part 6 Representations
25	Representation of design to be furnished
26	Means of providing representation of design
27	Preparation [Revoked]
28	Specimens [Revoked]
29	Words, letters, or numerals
30	Repeating surface patterns
31	Portraits, insignia, etc
32	Name or portrait of living person
33	Excluded designs
	Part 7 Convention applications
34	Requirements
35	Procedure
	Part 8 Procedure on receipt of application
36	Objection by Commissioner
37	Hearing
38	Appeal
39	Non-completion
40	Registration
	Part 8A Restoration of design applications
40A	Request for restoration of abandoned design application
40B	Period for notice of opposition
40C	Protection of persons who avail themselves of design
	Part 9 Extension of period of copyright
41	Extension of period of copyright for further 5 years
42	Third period [Revoked]
43	Designs registered under section 8
44	Extension of time for payment
	Part 9A Restoration of lapsed copyright in registered design
44A	Request for restoration of lapsed copyright in registered design
44B	Period for notice of opposition
44C	Protection of persons who avail themselves of design
	Part 10 Assignments, etc
45	Registration
46	Copies of documents
47	Particulars required of person claiming
48	Cessation of interest
49	Alteration of entries
50	Cancellation of registration
51	Administration dispensed with in certain cases
	Part 11 Correction of errors
52	Application
53	Advertisement
54	Opposition
55	Hearing
	Part 12 Certificates and information
56	Certificate by Commissioner
57	Further certificate of registration
58	Request for information
59	Request for search
60	Designs not open to public inspection
	Part 13 Compulsory licence
61	Application
62	Opposition
63	Evidence in support of application
64	Evidence in answer
65	Evidence closed
66	Hearing
67	Costs
	Part 14 Cancellation of registration
68	Application
69	Procedure
70	Costs
	Part 15 Evidence before the Commissioner
71	Form of evidence
72	Preparation of declarations, etc
73	Making of declaration, etc
74	Recognition of signatures on documents
75	Further evidence
	Part 16 Applications to and orders of court
76	Service of copy of application on Commissioner
77	Action consequent upon court order
	Part 17 Miscellaneous provisions
78	Designs excluded from the application of the Copyright Act 1913
79	Discretionary power
80	Power to dispense with evidence
81	Amendments
82	Extension of time
83	Destruction of records
	Part 18 Revocations and savings
84	Revocations and savings
	Schedule 1 Fees
	Schedule 2 Forms
	Schedule 3 Regulations revoked
	Gazette Information
	Reprint notes

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