On 19/06/2013,
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32.
—(1) Within 2 months from the date of receipt of the counter-statement from the applicant, the opponent shall file with the Registrar a statutory declaration setting out the evidence he wishes to adduce in support of his opposition.
(2) When the opponent files his statutory declaration with the Registrar, the opponent shall, at the same time, send to the applicant a copy of the statutory declaration.
(3) If the opponent fails to comply with paragraph (1) or (2), he shall be treated as having withdrawn his opposition.
(4) Subject to paragraph (6), a request by the opponent for an extension of time to file his statutory declaration shall be made to the Registrar in writing within 2 months from the date of receipt of the counter-statement from the applicant.
(5) The extension of time which the Registrar may allow to file the opponent’s statutory declaration pursuant to a request under paragraph (4) shall not exceed 6 months from the date of receipt by the opponent of the counter-statement from the applicant.
(6) A request by the opponent for a further extension of time to file the statutory declaration shall be made to the Registrar by filing Form TM 50 before the expiry of the last extended period allowed by the Registrar under this rule.
(7) Before making any request for an extension of time under paragraph (4) or (6), the opponent shall serve a notice on the applicant and every other person likely to be affected by the extension, which shall contain —
(a)
a statement of the opponent’s intention to request for the extension, the extension requested for, and the reason for the extension; and
(b)
a request for the consent of the applicant or other person to the extension.
(8) A request for an extension of time under paragraph (4) or (6) shall be supported by a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (7) and the consent in writing, if this is given.
(9) The Registrar may refuse to grant the extension —
(a)
if the opponent fails to show a good and sufficient reason for the extension; or
(b)
if the opponent fails to show to the Registrar’s satisfaction that a notice referred to in paragraph (7) has been served on the applicant and every person likely to be affected by the extension.
(10) Where a person on whom a notice referred to in paragraph (7) is served fails or refuses to give his consent to the extension within 2 weeks from the date of the notice —
(a)
the Registrar may, if he is satisfied that a good and sufficient reason has been shown for the extension, grant the extension; and
(b)
the Registrar may do so without having to conduct a hearing in accordance with rule 67.