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15.2 Requirements for reinstatement of international applications
15.3 Prescribed period: order relating to standard patent
Chapter 17—The Crown
17.1A Prescribed period: order relating to standard patent
17.2 Prescribed period, document and fee: filing of international applications
Chapter 19—The register and official documents
19.1 Particulars to be registered
19.2 Request for information from Commissioner
Chapter 20—Individual Patent Attorneys
Part 1—Introduction
20.1A Application of this Chapter
20.1B Performance of functions and exercise of powers
20.1C Conduct in New Zealand does not constitute an offence under this Chapter
20.1 Interpretation
Part 2—Obtaining registration for first time
20.2 Form of application
20.3 Evidence that applicant meets registration requirements
20.4 Certificate of registration
20.5 Evidence of academic qualifications
20.6 Academic qualifications
20.7 Evidence of knowledge requirements
20.8 Knowledge requirements
20.9 Exemption from a requirement in Schedule 5
20.10 Employment requirements
20.11 Statements of skill
20.12 Prescribed offences
Part 3—Accreditation of courses of study
20.13 Accreditation of courses of study
20.14 Provisional accreditation
Part 4—Board examinations
20.15 Board examinations
20.16 Time for holding Board examinations
20.17 Examinable subject matter
20.18 Admission to sit for a Board examination
20.19 Notification of Board examination results
20.20 Reasons for failure of Board examination
20.21 Supplementary Board examination
Part 5—Maintaining registration
20.22 Requirements for remaining on Register of Patent Attorneys
20.23 Payment of annual registration fee
20.24 Continuing professional education—number of hours
20.25 Method of demonstrating that continuing professional education has been undertaken
Part 6—Removal of attorney's name from Register of Patent Attorneys
20.26 Voluntary removal of name from Register of Patent Attorneys
20.27 Failure to pay annual registration fee
20.28 Failure to comply with continuing professional education requirements
Part 6A—Suspension of registration
20.28A Requirement to notify of serious offence
20.28B Suspension of registration—serious offence
Part 7—Restoring attorney's name to Register of Patent Attorneys
20.29 Restoring attorney's name to Register of Patent Attorneys
20.30 Restoring attorney's name to Register of Patent Attorneys following payment of unpaid fee
20.31 Restoring attorney's name to Register of Patent Attorneys in other circumstances
Part 8—Discipline
Division 1—General
20.32 Definitions
20.33 Role of Board in disciplinary proceedings
20.34 Board may require attorney to cooperate with investigation
20.35 Commencing disciplinary proceedings
Division 2—Proceedings in Disciplinary Tribunal
20.36 Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal to be constituted
20.36A Meetings of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal
20.36B Procedure of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal
20.36C Panel Chair unavailable to complete hearing
20.36D Member other than the Panel Chair unavailable to complete hearing
20.36E No member ordinarily resident in same country as registered patent attorney subject to proceedings
20.37 Notification of hearing of disciplinary proceedings
20.38 Hearings to be public except in special circumstances
20.39 Representation before Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal
20.40 Summoning of witnesses
20.41 Offences by persons appearing before