Section 8: Surrender of patent.

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, a patent may be surrendered by the patentee by written declaration addressed to the Registrar.
(2) The surrender of a patent-
(a) may relate to all or any of the claims made by the patent;
(b) subject to paragraph (d) of this subsection, shall be registered and notified;
(c) shall not be effective until it has been registered; and
(d) if it relates to a patent as to which a contractual licence or licence of right is registered, shall be registered only if it is accompanied by the written consent of the licensee.