SCHEDULES
C1SCHEDULE 4 The Registered Designs Act 1949 as amended Arrangement of Sections
Powers and duties of Registrar
30 Costs and security for costs.
1
Rules made by the Secretary of State under this Act may make provision empowering the registrar, in anyproceedings before him under this Act—
a
to award any party such costs as he may consider reasonable, and
b
to direct how and by what parties they are to be paid.
2
Any such order of the registrar may be enforced—
a
in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, in the same way as an order of the High Court;
b
in Scotland, in the same way as a decree for expenses granted by the Court of Session.
3
Rules made by the Secretary of State under this Act may make provision empowering the registrar to require a person, in such cases as may be prescribed, to give security for the costs of—
a
an application for cancellation of the registration of a design,
b
an application for the grant of a licence in respect of a registered design, or
c
an appeal from any decision of the registrar under this Act,
and enabling the application or appeal to be treated as abandoned in default of such security being given.
Sch. 4 extended (with modifications) (Isle of Man) (9.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3678, art. 3, Sch. 3