“Repertoire” means the catalogue of copyrighted works which is administered
by a collective management organisation.
“Royalty” means payment made for the exploitation of copyright works.
“Tariff” means fee or a schedule fees chargeable by a Collective Management
Organisation for the exploitation of copyright works administered by it.
“The Commission” means the Nigerian Copyright Commission.
(2) Words not specifically defined in this section, but defined under the Act
shall take the meaning ascribed to it by the Act, wherever it appears in
these regulations.
23. Repeal and Transitional Provisions
(1) The Copyright (Collective Management Organisation) Regulations 1993 is
hereby repealed.
(2) Without prejudice to subparagraph (1) above, any act, approval or action
taken in respect of the regulation and operations of collecting societies
immediately before the commencement of these Regulations shall remain
valid as if they were done pursuant to the provisions of these Regulations.
(3) Any instrument, order, prescription or direction made under the repealed
Copyright (Collective Management Organisation) Regulations 1993 which
was in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations
shall remain in force subject to any necessary modification, as if it had
been made under these Regulations, and may be added to, amended,
revoked or varied accordingly.