78. Every person concerned in any proceedings to which these
Regulations relate, and every patentee, shall furnish to the Registrar an
address for service in Zambia and that address may be treated for all
purposes connected with such proceedings or patent as the address of
the person concerned in the proceedings or the patentee.
Address for
service
79. (1) Where any notice, application or other document is required to Method and
be served on any person under the provisions of the Act, such service
proof of service
may be effected by the delivery of a copy thereof either(a)
at the address for service furnished to the Registrar in terms of
these Regulations; or
(b)
to such person personally, or to his duly authorised agent; or
(c)
at his residence or place of business or employment, to some
responsible person there residing or employed.
(2) Service effected by any person in accordance with the provisions of
this regulation shall be proved by a certificate made in Form No. 46 and
such certificate shall be filed with the Registrar.
80. Any notice, application or other document sent to the Office by
post shall not be deemed to have been given, made or lodged until it is
actually received in the Office.
Lodging of
documents
81. The Registrar may in any proceedings held before him decide the
hours, times and places at which he will sit and he may adjourn any
proceedings for such time and to such place as he may think fit.
Power of
Registrar to fix
time and place
of proceedings
82. (1) Any application, request or notice which is required or
Agency
permitted under this Act to be made or given to the Registrar, and all
other communications between an applicant or a person making a
request or giving a notice and the Registrar, and between the patentee
and the Registrar or any other person, may be signed, made or given by
or through an agent: