21 be deemed that, subject to any rights acquired by any person after the lapse of that period and before the said commencement, copyright did not expire on that ground. [Para. (d) added by s. 14 (c) of Act 52 of 1984.] 44 Time when work is made (1) For the purposes of this Act a work, except a broadcast or programme-carrying signal, shall be deemed to have been made at the time when it was first reduced to writing, recorded or otherwise reduced to material form. (2) A broadcast shall be deemed to have been made at the time when it was first broadcast. (3) A programme -carrying signal shall be deemed to have been made at the time when it was first transmitted by a satellite. [S. 44 substituted by s. 34 of Act 125 of 1992.] 45 Regulation and control of circulation, presentation or exhibition of works (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act contained, the Minister may make such regulations as he may consider necessary in regard to the circulation, presentation or exhibition of any work or production. (2) Such regulations may empower any person specified therein to prohibit the circulation, presentation or exhibition of any such work or production or to authorize the circulation, presentation or exhibition thereof on such conditions as may be specified in those regulations. (3) The circulation, presentation or exhibition of any work or production in pursuance of authority granted in terms of such regulations shall not constitute an infringement of copyright in such work or production, but the author shall not thereby be deprived of his right to a reasonable remuneration, which shall in default of agreement be determined by arbitration. [Date of commencement of s. 45: to be proclaimed.] 46 Repeal of laws The laws specified in the Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column of the Schedule: Provided that any proclamation, regulation or rule having effect under any provision so repealed and in force immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, shall continue in force after such commencement and may be repealed, amended or altered as if it had been made under this Act. 47 Short title and commencement This Act shall be called the Copyright Act, 1978, and shall come into operation on 1 January 1979, except sections 1, 39 and 40, which shall come into operation upon promulgation of this Act in the Gazette, and except section 45, which shall come into operation on a date fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette. Schedule No and year of Act Title Act 63 of 1965 Copyright Act, 1965 Act 56 of 1967 Act 75 of 1972 Act 64 of 1975 Copyright Amendment Act, 1967 Copyright Amendment Act, 1972 Copyright Amendment Act, 1975 Extent of Repeal The whole, except section 46 The whole The whole The whole