DESIGNS.

No. 14 of 1912.

An Act to amend the Designs Act 1906.

[Assented to 6th November, 1912.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Designs Act 1912.

(2.) The Designs Act 1906, as amended by the Patents Trade Marks and Designs Act 1910, and this Act, may be cited as the Designs Act 1906-1912.

2. After section four of the Designs Act 1906 the following section is inserted:—

Extension of Act to Papua.

“4a.—(1.) On and after a date to be fixed by proclamation, this Act shall apply to the Territory of Papua as if that Territory were part of the Commonwealth, and no application for the registration of a design under any law for the registration of designs (other than this Act) applying to that Territory shall be receivable except pursuant to some right previously acquired.

(2.) For the purposes of the application of this Act to the Territory of Papua, any reference in this Act to the Commonwealth or to Australia shall be deemed to include a reference to the Territory of Papua.

(3.) Nothing in this section shall affect—

(a) any application for the registration of a design lodged at the Designs Office prior to the date fixed by proclamation under this section, or any certificate of the registration of a design granted on any application so lodged; or

(b) any application for the registration of a design lodged or made in Papua prior to the said date, or any certificate of the registration of a design granted on any application so lodged or made.”

Amendment of s. 26 of Principal Act.

3. After sub-section (2.) of section twenty-six or the Designs Act 1906 the following sub-sections are inserted:—

“(2a.) If within the prescribed time before the expiration of the said five years application for the extension of the period of registration is made to the Registrar in the prescribed manner, the Registrar shall, on payment, of the prescribed fee, extend the period of registration for a second period of five years from the expiration of the original period of five years.”

“(2b.) If within the prescribed time before the expiration of such second period of five years application for the extension of the period of registration is made to the Registrar in the prescribed manner, the Registrar may, subject to the regulations and on payment of the prescribed fee, extend the period of registration for a third period of five years from the expiration of the second period of five years.”