(1) Protection of a layout-design under this Act shall commence—
(a) on the date of the first commercial exploitation, anywhere in the world of the layout-design, by or with the consent of the right holder, if an application for protection is filed by the right holder with the Registrar within the time limit referred to in section 8(2);
(b) on the filing date accorded to the application for the registration of the layout-design filed by the right holder, if the layout-design has not been previously exploited commercially anywhere in the world.
(2) Protection of a layout-design under this Act shall terminate at the end of the tenth calendar year after the date of commencement of protection.