Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00008:clause:4_82
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Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 82
Character Range: 57542–58467

82  Transitional—qualification for registration as a patent attorney
(1) A qualification specified in, or ascertained in accordance with, regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 198(4)(b) of the Patents Act 1990 may consist of passing examinations conducted in New Zealand, so long as:
 (a) the examinations are specified in those regulations; and
 (b) at least one of those examinations was passed before the commencement of this item; and
 (c) the remaining examinations are passed before the end of the 4‑year period beginning at the commencement of this item.
(2) Regulations authorised by subitem (1) do not apply to examinations passed by an individual unless the individual applies for registration as a patent attorney under section 198 of the Patents Act 1990 within 6 months after the completion of the last of those examinations.
(3) Subitem (1) does not limit paragraph 198(4)(b) of the Patents Act 1990.