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The Registered Designs Rules 1995

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INSPECTION OF REGISTER AND DOCUMENTS

Inspection by public

67.  The register (or the material on the register) and the material available for inspection pursuant to section 22 shall be made available for inspection by the public on payment of the prescribed fee between the hours of ten a.m. and four p.m. on weekdays, other than Saturdays and days which are specified as excluded days for the purposes of section 39.

Direction by registrar under section 5(1)

68.  Where the registrar has given a direction under section 5(1) prohibiting or restricting the publication of information with respect to a design, the representation or specimen of the design and any such evidence as is mentioned in section 5(2)(b) shall not be open to public inspection while such direction remains in force.

Prohibition on inspection under section 22(2)

69.  The period prescribed under section 22(2) during which a design shall not be open to inspection except as provided in that section shall be three years as regards designs to be applied to textile articles, and two years as regards designs to be applied to wallpaper and similar wall covering and lace.

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