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COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS, 2010
(3) Each society shall set out rules to distribute the allocation made
to the society to its members..
Operation of Collective Administration Societies
Operation of society without approval prohibited
20. (1) A person shall not operate a Collective Administration Society
without the approval of the Minister in writing.
(2) Where a society operates in furtherance of copyright and
related rights without approval, each member of the governing body of
the society and every director, manager, secretary or similar officer of
the society is deemed to have commited the offence and is liable on summary
conviction to a fine of not more than one hundred and fifty penalty units or
imprisonment to a term of not more than twelve months or to both.
Application for approval
21. (1) An application for approval to operate as a society shall be
made to the Minister in the form specified in the Fourth Schedule.
(2) An application under sub regulation (1) shall be
(a) signed by two principal officers of the society,
(b) accompanied with a certificate of registration of the society
issued by the Registrar-General's office, and
(e)! accompanied with a fee determined by the Minister in
y consultation with the Minister for Finance.
Grant of approval
22. (1) In furtherance of processing the application, the Minister may
cause an audit or inspection of the applicant's records and facilities to be
conducted for the purpose of verification.
(2) The audit or inspection of the applicant's records and facilities
shall be carried out within fourteen days after receipt of the application.
(3) The Minister shall
(a) grant the approval and give notice of the grant in writing to
the applicant if the Minister is satisfied that the applicant
has fu1fi11ed the conditions for the grant of the application, or
(b) refuse to grant the approval and give notice of the refusal in
writing to the applicant if the Minister is satisfied that the
applicant has failed to fulfill the conditions for the grant of
an approval.