Clause 13

by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) If the applicant sends such a counter-statement, the Registrar shall furnish a copy thereof to the person giving notice of opposition, and shall after hearing the parties, if so required and considering the evidence, decide whether —

to refuse to register the trade mark;

to register the trade mark subject to such conditions or limitations as he thinks fit;

to register the trade mark without conditions or limitations; or

to permit the trade mark proposed to be registered to be modified in any manner not substantially affecting the identity of the trade mark but in such case the trade mark as so modified shall be advertised in the prescribed manner before being registered.”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “Singapore,” in the fourth line of subsection (10), the words “the Registrar or”; and

by inserting, immediately after the word “before” in the fifth line of subsection (10), the words “him or”.