DESIGNS REGULATIONS 2004 - REG 1.04 Interpretation
DESIGNS REGULATIONS 2004 - REG 1.04
Interpretation"Act" means the Designs Act 2003 .
"approved form" , in relation to a provision of these Regulations, means a form approved in an instrument under subregulation (1A) for the purposes of that provision.
"basic application" has the meaning given by subregulation 3.06(1).
"designer" has the same meaning as in paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Act.
"excluded design" has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Act.
"expedited dispatch" means a means of supplying documents that can reasonably be expected usually to be faster than ordinary post.
"further design" means a design that is disclosed in a design application, but that has not been identified, by the applicant, as being a separate design disclosed in the application.
"initial application" has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Act.
"Official Journal" means the Official Journal of Designs periodically published by the Registrar.
"old Act" means the Designs Act 1906 .
"old Regulations" means the Designs Regulations 1982 .
"transitional application" has the meaning given by subregulation 12.03(6).
(1A) The Registrar may, in writing, approve a form for the purposes of a provision of these Regulations.
(2) For these Regulations, a document is taken to be in the approved form if it contains all the information that the form requires.
(3) A reference in these Regulations to:
(a) the giving of a notice or other document to the Registrar; or
(b) the making of a request or an application to the Registrar;
includes a reference to the filing of the notice, document, request or
application.