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(a) for the purposes of any provision of this Ordinance which contemplates or authorizes the making of rules (other than rules of court) with respect to any matter;

(b) prescribing anything authorized or required by a provision of this Ordinance to be prescribed; and

(c) generally for regulating the practice and procedure under this Ordinance.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), rules made under this section may make provision—

(a) as to the manner of filing of applications for registration of a trade mark and other documents with the Registrar;

(b) as to the making of applications for registration of a trade mark by a partnership, association or other unincorporated body and the registration of trade marks in the name of such a body;

(c) requiring and regulating the translation of documents and the filing and authentication of any translation;

(d) as to the manner of publication of any notice, request, document or other matter required by this Ordinance or the rules to be published in the official journal;

(e) specifying the person or class of persons by whom any such notice, request, document or matter shall be published in the official journal and specifying the consequences of a failure to publish;

(f) as to the time when applications and other documents shall be treated as having been filed with the Registrar for the purposes of this Ordinance or the rules;

(g) as to the service of documents;

(h) regulating the procedure to be followed in connection with any proceedings or other matter before the Registrar and authorizing the rectification of irregularities of procedure;

(i) requiring fees to be paid in connection with any such proceedings or matter or in connection with the provision of any service by the Registry;

(j) empowering the Registrar to tax costs awarded by him in any proceedings before him;

(k) regulating the mode of giving evidence in any such proceedings,whether orally or in writing and whether by means of the production of documents or articles or otherwise;

(l) regulating the inspection of documents or articles;

(m) prescribing time limits for doing anything required to be done in connection with any proceedings under this Ordinance;

(n) providing for the extension of any time limit so prescribed, or specified by the Registrar, whether or not it has already expired;