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(1) An application for the renewal of registration as a patent agent shall be made to the Registrar on Form 19 together with the payment of the prescribed fee by 31 January of each year:

Provided that in the case of a person who immediately before the date of coming into force of this regulation was registered as a patent agent the application for the renewal of registration as a patent agent shall be made within thirty days of the expiry of the registration.

(2) The Registrar shall, upon being satisfied that the conditions specified in regulation 45C continue to be satisfied, renew the registration of the patent agent for a term expiring on 31 December of that year:

Provided that a person who immediately before the date of coming into force of this regulation was registered as a patent agent shall be deemed to have satisfied the conditions specified in regulation 45C (2)(c) .

(3) Notwithstanding subregulation (2) , the Registrar may refuse to renew the registration of any person who has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.