Intellectual Property Laws Rationalisation Act, 1996 (Act No. 107 of 1996)

Any act required to be performed within a specified time in any of the Territorial Acts in respect of any proceedings relating to a patent, registered design or trade mark or in respect of any application therefor may be performed within that period of time or within six months calculated from the date on which this Act comes into operation, whichever is the later: Provided that these provisions shall not extend the due date for the payment of a renewal fee under any Territorial Act.