Section 40, The Trade Marks Act, 2014

(1) The Registrar shall be a party to proceedings by theplaintiff, appellant or applicant in which the relief sought would affect the register and the Registrar shall appear and be heard. (2) The Tribunal may direct the Registrar to appear in any legal proceedings before it. (3) The Registrar instead of appearing in the Tribunal may submit a signed statement giving particulars of the proceedings in relation to the matter in issue and any decision given affecting the matter and the statement shall form part of the evidence in the proceeding.