Cap. 416 Art. 98Pending applications for registration.

(1) An application for registration of a mark under the Old Law which is pending on the commencement of this Act shall be dealt with under the Old Law, subject to the other provisions of this article, and, when registered, the mark shall be treated for the purposes of this Part as an existing registered mark.

(2) The power of the Minister under article 65 of this Act to make rules regulating practice and procedure, and in relation to the matters mentioned in sub-article (2) of that article, is exercisable in relation to such an application; and different provision may be made for such applications from that made for other applications.