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Copy of Act referred to in Opinion of the Attorney und Solicitor-General.
New South Wales-Anno Decimo-Sexto Victoria
Regina.
By his Excellency Sir Charles Augustus Fitzroy, Kuight, Companion of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Governor-General of all Her Majesty's Australian Possessions, and Captain- General and Governor-in-chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council.
"An Act (No. 21) to authorize the Governor-
General, with the advice of the Executive Council,
**to grant Letters of Registration for all Inventions "and Improvements in the Arts or Manufactures, "to have the same effect as Letters-Patent in "England, so far as regards this Colony." (Assented to the 6th December, 1852.)
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Governor, No. 92, July ...., 1853
Whereas it is expedient that the exclusive benefit Preamble. of inventions and improvements in the arts and manufactures should be secured for limited periods to the author or authors, or designer or designers thereof, or to his or their agents or assignees. And whereas it is doubtful whether the laws of the United Kingdom respecting Patents extend to or have effect in the Colony of New South Wales: Be it therefore enacted by his Excellency the Governor of New South Wales, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. From and after the passing of this Act it shall and may
be lawful for his Excellency the Governor of the said Colony, with the advice of his Executive Council, to grant letters of registration under his sign-manual and the seal of the Colony, for the exclusive enjoyment and advantage for a period of not less than seven, nor more than fourteen years, for all inventions or improvements in the arts or manufactures, to the author or authors, or designer or designers thereof, or to his or their agents or assignees, as soon as such proceedings shall have been taken by such author or authors, or designer
Governor may grant Letters of Registration for a period of not less than seven, nor more than fourteen years, for inventions or improvements in arts or manu- factures.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Governor. No. 92. July 25, 1953.
Deposit to be paid to Colonial
Letters, and mode of application.
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or designers respectively, as hereinafter mentioned.
are in that behalf
11. Every person who upon claiming to be the Treasures on applying for such author or designer, by his agent or assignee, of any invention in, or improvement to, the arts or manu- factures, shall be desirous of obtaining such a letter of registration as is hereinbefore mentioned, shall deposit with the Colonial Treasurer the sum of twenty pounds sterling, and shall, after such deposit, present a petition to his Excellency the Governor, setting forth that he is the author or designer, or the agent or assignee of such author or designer, as the case may be, of a certain invention in, or improvement to, the arts or manufactures, and specifying the particulars of such invention or improvement, and that he has deposited with the Colonial Treasurer the sum of twenty pounds for defraying the expense of granting the letters of registration required by this Act, it shall be lawful for the said Governor for the time being to refer the said petition to one or more competent person or persons, to be appointed by the said Governor, to examine and consider the matters stated in such petition, and to report thereon for the information of his Excellency; and if the report of the person or persons to whom the said petition shall have been referred by the Governor shall be favourable to its
prayer, it shall be lawful for his Excellency, with the advice of his Executive Council, to grant the letters of registration hereinbefore mentioned. and such letter of registratiou shall, within three days after the granting thereof, be registered in the proper office in the Supreme Court, otherwise such letter of registration shall be void and of no effect.
Grantee of any such Letter inay
assign the same.
III. Every grantee of such letter of registration shall be at liberty to assign the same, and all the benefits and advantages derivable therefrom, to any person or persons, by an instrument in writing under his hand and seal, to be registered in the Supreme Court, in the same manner and within the same period after the execution thereof, as the original letter of registration are hereinbefore directed to be registered.
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