In these regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise—

“Board”

means the Patent Examination Board established under section 21 of the Act;

“candidate”

means a person who presents himself/herself to the Patent Examination Board with the intention of enrolling for or who has already enrolled, for the Patent Examinations;

“Chairperson”

means the Chairperson of the Board appointed in terms of section 21(2)(a) of the Act;

“examination”

means the prescribed examination referred to in section 20 of the Act;

“journal”

means the patent journal referred to in section 14 of the Act;

“office”

means the patent office established under section 5(1) of the Act;

“the Act”

means the Patents Act, 1978 (Act no. 57 of 1978); and

“the previous regulations”

means the Patent Examination Regulations, as amended, published in the October 1993 edition of the Patent Journal.