CHAPTER XII

THE OFFICE
SECTION 1

General provisions

Legal status
Article 142. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Staff
Article 143. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Privileges and immunities
Article 144. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liability
Article 145. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Languages
Article 146. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Publication and entries in the Register
Article 147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Translation services
Article 148. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transparency
Article 149. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Security rules on the protection of classified and sensitive non-classified information
Article 150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 2

Tasks of the office and cooperation to promote convergence

Tasks of the Office
Article 151. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooperation to promote convergence of practices and tools
Article 152. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 3

Management Board

Functions of the Management Board
Article 153. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Composition of the Management Board
Article 154. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chairperson of the Management Board
Article 155. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meetings
Article 156. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 4

Executive Director

Functions of the Executive Director
Article 157. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appointment and removal of the Executive Director and extension of term of office
Article 158. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 5

Implementation of procedures

Competence
Article 159. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Examiners
Article 160. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Opposition Divisions
Article 161. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Department in charge of the Register
Article 162. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cancellation Divisions
Article 163. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General Competence
Article 164. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boards of Appeal
Article 165. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Independence of the members of the Boards of Appeal
Article 166. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Presidium of the Boards of Appeal and Grand Board
Article 167. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delegation of powers
Article 168. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exclusion and objection
Article 169. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mediation centre
Article 170. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 6

Budget and financial control

Budget Committee
Article 171. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Budget
Article 172. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Preparation of the budget
Article 173. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Audit and control
Article 174. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Combating fraud
Article 175. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Auditing of accounts
Article 176. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financial provisions
Article 177. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fees and charges and due date
Article 178. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Payment of fees and charges
Article 179. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deemed date of payment
Article 180. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Insufficient payments and refund of insignificant amounts
Article 181. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/269), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)