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(1) Where the Registrar finds that

(a) the application complies with the requirements under section 9 (6) and (7), the Registrar shall grant the patent;

(b) the application does not comply with the requirements under section 9 (6) and (7), the Registrar shall refuse the application and notify the applicant of the refusal.

(2) When the Registrar grants a patent, the Registrar shall

(a) publish a reference of the grant of the patent in the prescribed manner;

(b) issue to the applicant a certificate of the grant of patent and a copy of the patent;

(c) record the patent;

(d) make available copies of the patent to the public, on payment of the prescribed fee.

(3) The Registrar shall, whenever possible, give a final decision on the application not later than two years after the commencement of the examination referred to in section 9 (7).

(4) The Registrar shall, upon the request of the owner of the patent, make changes in the text or drawings of the patent in order to limit the extent of the protection.

(5) The Registrar shall not make any change where the change would result in the disclosure contained in the patent going beyond the disclosure contained in the initial application on the basis of which the patent is granted.