2010 No. 1.
THE COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS REGULATIONS, 2010
(Under section 82 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006, Act 19 of 2006)
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 82 of the Copyright and Neighbouring
Rights Act, 2006, on the recommendation of the Registrar of Copyright; and after consultation with the
Collecting Societies, these Regulations are made this 20th day of August, 2009.
PART I—PRELIMINARY
1. Title
These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Regulations, 2010.
2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Act” means the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006;
“author” includes co-author;
“collecting society” means a society registered under regulation 13;
“copyright inspector” means an inspector appointed under regulation 27;
"currency point" has the value specified in Schedule 1;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for justice;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of copyright appointed under section 41 of the Act;
“security device” means an adhesive label, banderol, International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or
hologram.
3. Application for registration of copyright or neighbouring right
(1) The owner of a copyright or neighbouring right may apply to the Registrar for registration of the
copyright or neighbouring right for the purpose of—
(a) keeping evidence of ownership of the right;
(b) identification of works and authors; or
(c) maintenance of record of the right.
(2) An application to the Registrar for registration under sub regulation (1) shall be made in Form 1
specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations and shall be accompanied by—
(a) a deposit consisting of copies or records representing the work for which registration is
applied, whether the work is published or unpublished; and
(b) a non refundable application fee specified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
4. Contents of application for registration of copyright or neighbouring right
The application for registration of copyright or neighbouring rights shall state the following—
(a) the title of the work sufficient to identify the work, or if the work has been published as part of a
larger work, the title of that larger work in addition to the title of the contribution;
(b) a description of the nature of the work being registered as specified in section 5 of the Act, such
as literary work, dramatic or musical works, audio visual and sound recording works and
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