2(1)When an application has been accepted, the Registrar shall, as soon as may be after such acceptance, cause the application as accepted to be advertised in the prescribed manner, and the provisions of subsections (2) to (11) of section eighteen of this Act shall have effect in relation to the registration of the mark as if the application had been an application under section seventeen of this Act:
Provided that, in deciding under the said provisions, the tribunal shall have regard only to the considerations referred to in sub-paragraph (3) of the last foregoing paragraph, and a decision under the said provisions in favour of the applicant shall be conditional on the determination in his favour by the Board of Trade under sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph of any opposition relating to any of the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (5) of the last foregoing paragraph.
(2)When notice of opposition is given relating to any of the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (5) of the last foregoing paragraph, the Board of Trade shall, after hearing the parties, if so required, and considering any evidence, decide whether, and subject to what conditions or limitations, or amendments or modifications of the application or of the regulations, if any, registration is, having regard to those matters, to be permitted.