Singapore legislation
Regulation 83
Regulation 83
Request for extension of time
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (10), any period of time —
prescribed by these Rules; or
specified by the Registrar for doing any act or taking any proceedings,may, at the request of the person or party concerned, be extended by the Registrar by such period and upon such terms as the Registrar considers fit.
Subregulation 2
A request for an extension of time under paragraph (1) —
where the request relates to any proceedings with notice, must be made by filing with the Registrar Form HC3 before the expiry of the period of time in question; or
where the request relates to any other matter, must be made by filing with the Registrar Form CM5 before the expiry of the period of time in question.
Subregulation 3
A request for an extension of time mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) must state —
the period of extension requested; and
the reason for the extension.
Subregulation 4
A person making a request mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) must serve a copy of the request on the other party at the same time the request is filed with the Registrar.
Subregulation 5
The other party may submit an objection to the request mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) not later than 2 weeks after the receipt of a copy of the request.
Subregulation 6
The Registrar may refuse to grant a request under paragraph (1) if the person who requested the extension of time —
fails to show a good and sufficient reason for the extension; and
in the case of a request mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), fails to show to the Registrar’s satisfaction that the request for extension has been served on the other party.
Subregulation 7
The Registrar may grant or refuse to grant a request under paragraph (1) without a hearing unless, in the case of a request mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), it appears to the Registrar that a hearing in accordance with rule 73(1) is required.
Subregulation 8
The Registrar must, by notice in writing, inform the party who requested the extension of time —
whether the request is granted; and
if the request is granted, the length of the extension granted.
Subregulation 9
If the Registrar grants a request mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), the Registrar must, by notice in writing, inform the other party of the extension of time mentioned in paragraph (8)(b).
Subregulation 10
The other party may, not later than 2 weeks after receiving the notice in paragraph (9), apply in writing to the Registrar to revoke the extension on the ground that the party had not been served a copy of the request mentioned in paragraph (2)(a).
Subregulation 11
Paragraphs (1) to (10) do not apply to the following matters:
the remedying of a deficiency under rule 16;
the filing of a notice of objection under rule 20(1);
the filing of a notice of opposition under rule 27(1), 41(1), 50(1) or 66(1); (d)the filing of a counter-statement under rule 21(1), 29(1), 42(1), 51(1) or 67(1);
the filing of a statutory declaration under rule 27(1), 29(1), 44(1)(a), (b) or (c), 53(1)(a), (b) or (c) or 69(1)(a), (b) or (c); (f)the filing of a request for the Registrar’s grounds of decision under rule 37(3), or rule 37(3) as applied by rule 47, 56 or 72;
the filing of an application to renew the registration of a geographical indication under rule 61;
responding to or complying with a notice under rule 63;
the making of a request under rule 86 to continue processing an application which was treated as abandoned.