Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)RegulationsThe Patents Examination Regulations, 200320 - 21. Transitional Provisions |
20. | Notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 3 and 19 above, any candidate who does not satisfy the requirements of regulation 3 of these regulations but who satisfied the requirements of regulation 3 of the previous regulations, and who successfully completed at least one subject under the previous regulations, shall be entitled to enrol for the Examinations in terms of these regulations. |
21. | Any candidate who has successfully completed subjects (b) and (c) in regulation 10 of the previous regulations will receive subject credit for subject (a) in regulation 9 of these regulations. Similarly, any candidate who has successfully completed any of subjects (a), (d), (e), (h), (i) and (j) in regulation 10 of the previous regulations will receive subject credit for corresponding subjects (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) in regulation 9 respectively of these regulations. Any candidate who has successfully completed subject (g) of regulation 10 of the previous regulations, will be exempted in terms of regulation 10 of these regulations. |