Right of priority

(1) An application for a patent may contain a declaration claiming the priority, as provided for in the Paris Convention, of one or more earlier national, regional or international applications filed by the applicant or his predecessor in title in or for any State party to the said Convention or any member of the World Trade Organisation. 19 (2) Where the application contains a declaration under sub- section (1), the Registrar may require the applicant to furnish, within the prescribed time, a copy of the earlier national, regional or international application certified as correct by the Office with which it was filed. (3) Where the earlier application is not in English, the Registrar may require a translation thereof in English verified by the translator that the translation is, to the best of his knowledge, complete and faithful. (4) The effect of the declaration referred to in sub-section (1) shall be as provided in the Paris Convention. (5) Where any requirement of this section or the Regulations pertaining thereto is not fulfilled, the declaration referred to in sub-section (1) shall be considered as having not been made.