STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 129.

PROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE PATENTS ACT 1903-1909.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Patents Act 1903-1909 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated the 26th day of June, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. M. HUGHES,

Attorney-General.

Board of Examiners of Patent Attorneys.

Notwithstanding anything in the Patents Regulations 1912 (Statutory Rules 1912, No. 76), the Board of Examiners constituted under the Patents Regulations 1909 (Statutory Rules 1909, No. 96) and the members thereof, as existing at the date of the commencement of the Patents Regulations 1912, shall have full power and authority to do all things necessary on its or their parts to be done to complete any examination commenced before the said date, and to grant or refuse to grant any certificate in connexion with any such examination, and for the purpose of this Regulation, the provisions of the Patents Regulations 1909, so far as applicable, shall be deemed to continue in force.

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