59. Renunciation of registration

The registered owner of an industrial design may renounce the registration by a declaration in writing signed by him or on his behalf in writing and submit it to the

The Director-General shall, on receipt of the said declaration, record it in the register and cause such record to be published in the Gazette.

The renunciation shall take effect from the date that the Director-General receives the said declaration.

Where a licence contract in respect of an industrial design is recorded in the register the Director-General shall not, in the absence of any provision to the contrary in such licence contract, accept or record the said renunciation except upon receipt of a signed declaration by which every licensee or sub-licensee on record consents to the said renunciation, unless the requirement of their consent is expressly waived in the licence contract.