Section 2

Any person who has obtained a grant (which word shall include a renewal of a grant) of a patent in the

United Kingdom or in Malaysia or of s9le and exclusive privileges in an invention in the Republic of Singapore, or any person deriving his right from such grantee by assign-ment, transmission or other operation of law, may apply to the,$tate-Seeretary within 3 years from the date of issue of such grant to have such grant registered in Brunei.

Where any partial assignment or transmission has been made, all proper parties shall be joined in the application for registration.

( 3) In ·-this-A:et--'-~State Secretary" means the ::State

Secretary or any fit and proper persC?_n o..r-persons appointed by him by notificati~t:t iathe-·&crtehe to carry out the powers and duties.conferred on and imposed upon the State Secret-ary under· this Act.