Provided that the Registrar is satisfied that the agent has been duly
authorised so to act on behalf of such applicant, person or patentee.
(2) No power of attorney or any form of authorisation need be filed at
the Office or exhibited to the Registrar in connection with any matter or
proceeding under these Regulations unless the Registrar otherwise
directs.
Refusal to
83. The Registrar may refuse to recognise as agent in respect of any
proceedings under this Act a person who neither resides nor maintains a recognise agent
place of business in Zambia.
Signature of
84. (1) A document purporting to be signed for or on behalf of a
partnership shall contain the names of all the partners in full and may be documents
signed by a partner, or by any other person who satisfies the Registrar
that he is authorised to sign the document.
(2) A document purporting to be signed for or on behalf of a body
corporate shall be signed by a director or by the secretary or other
principal officer of the body corporate, or by any other person who
satisfies the Registrar that he is authorised to sign the document.
85. Any document lodged in any proceedings before the Registrar
may, if the Registrar thinks fit, be amended, and any irregularity in
procedure may be rectified on such terms as he may direct.
Amendment of
documents
86. (1) Where, under these Regulations, any person is required to do
any act or thing, or any document or evidence is required to be produced
or lodged, the Registrar may, upon the production of such evidence and
subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, modify or dispense
with the doing of the act or thing or the production or lodging of the
document or evidence if he is satisfied that it is reasonable so to do.
Power of
Registrar to
waive
requirements
(2) The Registrar may allow an application for a patent or a provisional
or complete specification, although not in accordance with these
Regulations, to be left on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit,
modify or dispense with the doing of the act or thing or the production or
lodging of the document or evidence if he is satisfied that it is reasonable
so to do.