30Costs and security for costs

1

Rules made by the Secretary of State under this Act may make provision empowering the registrar, in any proceedings before him under this Act—

a

to award any party such costs as he may consider reasonable, and

b

to direct how and by what parties they are to be paid.

2

Any such order of the registrar may be enforced—

a

in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, in the same way as an order of the High Court;

b

in Scotland, in the same way as a decree for expenses granted by the Court of Session.

3

Rules made by the Secretary of State under this Act may make provision empowering the registrar to require a person, in such cases as may be prescribed, to give security for the costs of—

a

an application for cancellation of the registration of a design,

b

an application for the grant of a licence in respect of a registered design, or

c

an appeal from any decision of the registrar under this Act,

and enabling the application or appeal to be treated as abandoned in default of such security being given.