s.7Powers and duties of Registrar
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Section 7Part 2 — REGISTRAR AND THE REGISTER

Powers and duties of Registrar

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The duties of the Registrar include —
management of the Registry of Trade Marks and its staff;
receipt of applications for registration of trade marks, certification marks and collective marks under this Law and the acceptance or rejection of such applications;
collection of the appropriate fees payable on application for registration or searches and accounting therefor to the general revenue of the Islands; and
maintenance of a register of persons who may act as registered agents in the Islands and who are recognised as such pursuant to section 60.
The Registrar may require the use of such forms as may be prescribed for any purpose relating to the registration of any trade mark or any proceedings before the Registrar under this Law.
For the purposes of proceedings before the Registrar under this Law, the Registrar may —
summon witnesses;
receive written or oral evidence on oath or affirmation; and
require the production of documents or articles for inspection and provide for the manner of inspection.
The Registrar may make such orders as the Registrar thinks fit as respects any matter mentioned in subsection (3).
Any order made by the Registrar under this section shall, with leave of the Court, be enforceable in like manner as an order of the Court.

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