impose mandatory rates in the interest of the public in order to preserve the quality, quantity and effectiveness of the affected programs. SECTION: 2.52 CRIMINAL OFFENSES Subject to the provisions of 2.41, 2.42 and 2.45, the Commission shall enforce through the court having jurisdiction, the following criminal penalties: (a) CRIMINAL INFRINGEMENT - Any person who infringes a copyright willfully and for the purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain shall be liable to a fine of not less than $30,000 and/or imprisonment for a period not less than 10 days, or both fine and imprisonment. (b) FORFEITURE AND DESTRUCTION - When any person is fined for any violation of sub-section (a), his commission in its final judgement shall, in addition to the penalty therein prescribed, order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of all infringing copies or sound recordings and all implements, devices, or equipment used in the manufacture or production of such infringing copies and sound recordings. (c) FALSE REPRESENTATION - Any person who knowingly make a false representation of a material fact in the application for copyright registration provided for by Section 2.34 or in any written statement filed in connection with the application, shall be fined not less than $10,000.00 or imprisonment for a period of Thirty (30) days, or both. SECTION: 2.53 TRANSFER OF COPYRIGHT MATTERS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND THE LIBERIA ENTERTAINMENT REGULATORY AGENCY (LERA) WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY TO THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE. I. All functions directly related to the administration of copyright hereby devolve on the Liberia Copyright Office; the activities of the Archives within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which directly or indirectly relate to copyright matters, shall now be exercise by the Copyright Office. The Liberia Entertainment Regulatory Agency (LERA) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry is also hereby transferred to the Liberia Copyright Office. II. The Director General and the Management Board shall recruit and employ personnel who have the requisite professional skills and expertise for the efficient management of the Liberia Copyright Office consistent with provisions ofthis act. III. Professionals of the agency shall be paid salaries commensurate with their qualifications. IV. All funds required for the running of the Liberia Copyright Office will be provided by the Liberian Government and may be complimented by assistance from donor agencies, until such time as royalties, fees etc. collected in respect of copyright are adequate to defray a substantial portion of the operational costs. 48