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COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS, 2010
for a hearing to determine whether or not the approval of
the affected society deserves to be revoked;
(6) The Minister shall cause to be published in the Gazette and in
a newspaper which was a wide national circulation, notice of every sus
pension and revocation under this section.
(7) A society which continues to operate after its licence has been
suspended or revoked commits an offence and is liable to the penalty under
regulation 20 (2).
Display of approval
25. (1) A society granted approval shall display
(a) the approval at a conspicuous place at the head office of the
society, and
(b) copies of the approval at all of its other offices.
Gazette notification of approval
26. The Minister shall cause to be published in the Gazette a list of
collective administration societies that have been approved to operate
under these Regulations.
Operation of Societies
Maintenance of offices and officers
27. A society approved under these Regulations shall maintain offices
and officers in
(a) the Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions, and one other region
of the country in the case of music and performers rights
societies, and
(b) Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions in the case of literary
and audio-visual rights societies.
Maintenance of regist~r
28. (1) Each society shall keep and maintain at its offices
(a) a register of its members and their published works,
(b) records of transactions in respect of the works of its members,
(e) records of contracts of assignmen,t of rights· in respect of
works of its members,
(d) records of how the rights of members have been affected by
transactions in respect of their works, and
(e) records of users of members' works and from whom members
are entitled to receive payments and the status ofthe payments.
(2) Each society shall submit the register and records specified in