Cap. 417 ст. 132Power of Minister to make regulations.

(1) The Minister may make regulations for the better administration of Parts XVIII to XXIV of this Act, making such rules as are required by any provisions of the said parts of this Act, prescribing anything authorised or required by any provision to be prescribed, and generally for regulating practice and procedure under the said Parts, and in particular provision may be made:

(a) with regard to the interpretation of terms used in the said Parts of this Act;

(b) with regard to the grant, refusal or surrender of a registered design;

(c) with regard to the terms of renewal of a registered design;

(d) with regard to the manner of filing of applications and other documents as well as all respective and other fees under the said Parts of this Act;

(e) requiring and regulating the translation of documents and the filing and authentication of any translation;

(f) with regard to the service of documents;

(g) with regard to matters relating to the register of designs, in particular as to:

(i) amendment of registered particulars relating to a licence so as to reflect any alteration of the terms of the licence, and

(ii) the removal of such particulars from the register;

(h) with regard to the classification of registered designs;

(i) authorising the rectification of irregularities of procedure;

(j) with regard to procedures, sanctions and anything else relating to the infringement of the provisions of the said Parts of this Act;

(k) prescribing time limits for anything required to be done in connection with any proceeding under the said Parts of this Act;

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

(m) regulating administrative and other supplementary provisions.

(2) The Minister may also from time to time make regulations not inconsistent with the said Parts of this Act prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or desirable to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, or for the conduct of any business relating to the Office of the Comptroller.

(3) The Minister may also make regulations giving effect in Malta to the provisions of any international or regional design registration instrument or any related agreements to which Malta becomes a party.