Section 75
of Industrial Designs Order, 1999
Section 75
(1)
Where, either before or after commencement, an application for registration of an industrial design has been made and it appears to the Registrar that the industrial design is one of a class notified to him by the Attorney General as relevant for defence purposes, the
Registrar may give directions for prohibiting or restricting the publication of information with respect to the industrial design, or the communication of such information to any person or class of persons specified in the directions.
(2)
Rules may be made for securing that where such directions are given –
(a)
the representation of the industrial design; and
(b)
any evidence filed in support of the applicant’s application for registration that the industrial design is registrable, shall not be open to public inspection in the Registry during the continuance in force of the directions.
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(3)
Where the Registrar gives such directions, he shall give notice of the application of the directions to the Attorney General, and thereupon the following provisions shall have effect –
(a)
the Attorney General shall consider whether the publication of the industrial design would be prejudicial to the defence of Brunei Darussalam;
(b)
the Attorney General may at any time after the industrial design has been registered or, with the consent of the applicant, at any time before the industrial design has been registered, inspect the representation of the industrial design and any such evidence as to its registrability;
(c)
if upon the consideration of the industrial design at any time it appears to the Attorney General that the publication of the industrial design would not, or would no longer, be prejudicial to the defence of Brunei Darussalam, notice may be given to the Registrar to that effect; and
(d)
on the receipt of any such notice the Registrar shall revoke the directions and may, subject to any such conditions as he may think fit, extend the time for doing anything required or authorised to be done by or under this Order in connection with the application for registration, whether or not that time has previously expired.
Government’s right to sell forfeited articles.