(1) There shall be paid in respect of 1[applications, international applications] and registration and other matters under this Act such fees and surcharge as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

(2) Where a fee is payable in respect of the doing of an act by the Registrar, the Registrar shall not do that act until the fee has been paid.

(3) Where a fee is payable in respect of the filing of a document at the Trade Marks Registry, the document shall be deemed not to have been filed at the Registry until the fee has been paid.

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Footnote -

1 Subs. by Act 40 of 2010, s. 8, for "applications" (w.e.f. 8-7-2013).