Cap. 597 Art. 101Power of Minister to make rules. 

(1) The Minister responsible for the protection of industrial property may make regulations for the better administration of this Act, making such rules as are required by any provisions of this

Act, prescribing anything authorised or required by any provision of this Act to be prescribed, and generally for regulating practice and procedure under this Act, and in particular provision may be made -

(a) with regard to the manner of filing of applications and other documents;

(b) for the submission of documents and the filing and authentication of any translation;

(c) with regard to the service of documents;

(d) authorising the rectification of irregularities of procedure;

(e) prescribing time limits for anything required to be done in connection with any proceeding under this Act;

(f) for the extension of any time limit so prescribed, or specified by the Comptroller whether or not such time limit has already expired;

(g) for the division of a national trademark application or registration by the applicant or proprietor, into two or more separate applications or registrations;

(h) providing for the possibility of multi-class applications and registrations;

(i) in the case of multi class registration, for the possibility of a renewal of registration in respect of only those goods and services for which a submission of a request for renewal has been received and for which a payment of fees has been effected;

(j) to align legislation following amendment to the Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trademarks;

(k) to regulate activities taking place within an exclusive economic zone area or an environment protection area as defined in the Exclusive Economic Zone Act.