S I NO 66 OF 2006
COPYRIGHT ACT
(CAP 68 LFN 1990 AS AMENDED)
COPYRIGHT (OPTICAL DISCS PLANTS) REGULATIONS, 2006
[15th December 2006]
Commencement
In pursuance of the powers vested in it under section 37(4) of the Copyright
Act 1990 as amended, the Nigerian Copyright Commission, with the prior
consent of the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister
of Justice hereby makes the following Regulations.
1. (1) No person shall manufacture optical discs or production parts in Nigeria
unless such a person is duly registered by the Commission.
(2) An application for registration as a manufacturer of optical discs or
production parts which shall be made to the Commission in FormA in the
First Schedule to these Regulations shall be accompanied with any fees
as may be prescribed from time to time by the Commission.
(3) Every applicant for registration shall enter into an undertaking to comply
with the provisions of these Regulations and not to violate any copyright,
neighbouring right or any other intellectual property right.
(4) Upon being registered, the Commission shall issue to the applicant a
personal identification number and a certificate containing the
information in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
(5) A registration under these Regulations shall be valid for a period of one
year and thereafter renewable annually.
(6) The Commission shall maintain a register of all persons registered under
these Regulations to carry on the business of manufacturing of optical
discs or production parts in any place in Nigeria.
(7) No person registered under these Regulations shall, manufacture optical
discs or production parts in any other place in Nigeria other than the
premises specified in the registration certificate issued in respect of such
production.
2.
(1) Save as may be authorized under a statute, no person shall export from or
import into Nigeria, any optical disc, production part, or manufacturing
equipment, without the prior approval, as the case may be, granted by the
Commission.
(2) An application for approval which shall be made to the Commission in
Form B in the First Schedule to these Regulations shall be accompanied
with fees as prescribed in the fourth schedule to these Regulations.
(3) A separate approval shall be required in respect of each exportations or
importation of optical discs, and each importation or exportation of
production parts, or equipment.
(4)
Upon being granted approval, the Commission shall issue to the
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Control of
Production
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Registration
of
Manufacturers
First
Schedule
Third
Schedule
Control of
Imports and
Exports.
First Schedule,
Fourth
Schedule.