Correction of application

(1) Where an application does not comply with the requirements of section 8(4), the Registrar shall notify the applicant in writing of the defects in the application and invite him to correct them within two months of such notification. (2) Where the applicant corrects the application within the time specified by the Registrar, the Registrar shall accord, as the filing date of the application, the date of receipt of the application, provided that at the time of such receipt, the (a) contains an express or implied indication that the registration of a layout design is requested; (b) contains information enabling the identity of the applicant to be established; and (c) is accompanied by a copy or drawing of the (3) Where the requirements of subsection (2) of this section are not complied with at the date of the receipt of the application but are fulfilled within the time specified by the Registrar, the date of the receipt of the required correction shall be deemed to be the filing date of the application, and the Registrar shall confirm the filing date and communicate it to the applicant in writing. 12 (4) The application shall be deemed not to have been filed if the applicant does not correct any defects in his application within the time specified by the Registrar.