Registration

(1) Where an application has been accepted and, 17 (a) no notice of opposition is given within the period referred to in section 16 (2) of this Act; or (b) all opposition proceedings are withdrawn or decided in favour of the applicant, the Registrar shall register the trade mark, unless it appears to him having regard to matters coming to his notice since he accepted the application that it was accepted in error. (2) A trade mark shall not be registered unless any fee prescribed for the registration is paid within the prescribed period and if the fee is not paid within that period, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn. (3) A trade mark when registered shall be registered as of the date of filing of the application for registration, and that date shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to be the date