Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
Regulation 10
Term of practising certificate
Subregulation 1
A practising certificate issued to a registered patent agent under rule 9 —
shall be in force from —
the date of its issue; or
if it is applied for before the beginning of the practice year in question, the first day of the practice year; and
shall cease to be in force —
when the registered patent agent ceases to practise or to be employed as a registered patent agent;
upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
the registered patent agent ceases to be resident in Singapore;
the registered patent agent has been convicted of an offence under the Act;
the registered patent agent has been convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of a criminal offence implying a defect of character which makes him unfit for his profession;
the registered patent agent ceases to meet any requirement of these Rules by virtue of which he was registered; or
in a case where rule 9(1) applies to the registered patent agent, the professional indemnity insurance referred to therein has not been obtained or has expired; or
when the Registrar subsequently issues another practising certificate to the registered patent agent.
Subregulation 2
Where the registration of a patent agent has been cancelled or suspended under rule 20, any practising certificate issued to him shall be treated as cancelled and he shall immediately surrender the certificate to the Registrar.
Subregulation 3
Any person who without lawful excuse contravenes paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.