22 (1) During the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31 of each year,
(a) a resident of Canada whose name is entered on the list of trade-mark agents shall, in order to maintain the resident’s name on the list, pay the fee set out in item 21 of the schedule;
(b) a resident of any other country whose name is entered on the list of trade-mark agents shall, in order to maintain the resident’s name on the list, file a statement signed by the agent setting out the agent’s country of residence and declaring that the agent is in good standing before the trade-mark office of that country; and
(c) a firm having the name of at least one of its members entered on the list of trade-mark agents shall, in order to maintain the firm’s name on the list, file a statement signed by one of its members whose name is on the list, indicating all of its members whose names are on the list.
(2) Where a trade-mark agent fails to comply with the applicable requirement set out in subsection (1), the Registrar shall send a written notice to the trade-mark agent requiring that, within three months after the date of the notice, the trade-mark agent shall file
(a) the statement required by paragraph (1)(b) or (c), as applicable; or
(b) the fee set out in item 21 of the schedule.
(3) Where a trade-mark agent fails to comply with a notice referred to in subsection (2), the Registrar shall remove the name of the agent from the list of trade-mark agents.
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