Copyright (Collecting Societies) Regulations Nigeria www.ictpolicy.org Pursuant to the powers conferred on it under section 32B of the Copyright Act, the Nigerian Copyright Council hereby makes the following Regulations. Short Title 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright (Collecting Societies) Regulations 1993. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meaning hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say– “Act” means the Copyright Act. “Auditor” means a duly qualified auditor registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). “The Council” means the Nigerian Copyright Council established in accordance with Section 30 of the Copyright Act. “Legal Practitioner” has the meaning assigned to it by the Legal Practitioners Act. “Society” means a company duly approved to function as collecting society under these Regulations. Fees 3. The fees to be paid in relation to any transaction under these Regulations shall be as prescribed from time to time by the Council. Application for Approval 4.—(1) Subject to the conditions specified under section 32B of the Act, a company may apply in the prescribed form and upon payment of the prescribed fees, for approval to operate as a collecting society. (2) An application to the Council for approval to operate as a collecting society shall be signed by 2 principal officers of the company or its authorised agent who for this purpose must be a legal practitioner. (3) Every company applying for approval to operate as a collecting society shall furnish the Council with the following documents, viz.: (a) a certificate of registration in respect of the company issued under the Companies and Allied Matters Act; (b) the memorandum of association in respect of the company; (c) the articles of association in respect of the company; and (d) such other documents as may be required by the Council. Address for Applications 5. All applications for approval to operate as a collecting society shall be made, addressed and sent to the Director, Nigerian Copyright Council, Lagos, Nigeria.