Copyright Act, 2005
Act 690
(3) The headquarters of the CopyrightOfficeshall beinAccra.
(4) Theremaybeopened regional branches of theCopyrightOffice insuch
regions as the Minister acting on the advice of the Legal Service Board may
determine.
Obj~tand
functions of the Copyright Office
66. (1) TheCopyright Office isresponsible forthe administration ofcopyright.
(2) In pursuance of its objectthe CopyrightOfficeshall
(a) implement copyright andcopyright relatedlawsandregulations and
provide forcopyright administration;
(b) investigate andredress casesofinfringement ofcopyright, andsettle
disputes of copyright wherethosedisputeshavenot beenreserved
forsettlement bytheCopyrightTribunal;
(c) beresponsible fortheadministration ofexternal copyrightrelations;
(d) administer copyrights of whichthe Stateis theowner;
(e) carryoutotherduties in relation to copyrightadministration.
Governing body .
67. Thegoverning bodyoftheCopyrightOffice shall betheLegal Service Board.
CopyrightAdministrator
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68. (l) The chief executive of the ~opyright Office shall be the Copyright
Administratorwhoshall be appointed bythePresident in accordance withtheadvice
of the Legal Service Board given in consultation with the Public Services
Commission.
(2) The CopyrightAdministrator shallholdofficeon termsandconditions
specified in the letterof appointment of theCopyright Administrator.
(3) The CopyrightAdministratorshall be responsiblefor the day-to-day
administration of theCopyrightOfficesubjectto directivesthatthe LegalService
Boardmaygive.
(4) TheCopyrightAdministratOr may delega.re anyoftheduties ofthe o~ce.
Appointmentof statTof the Copyright Office
69. (1) The Copyright Office shall haveotherofficers andemployees thatare
necessaryfor the properandeffective performance of its functions.
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(2) The staffof theCopyright Officeshallperformsuchfunctions that the
Copyright Administrator mayassignto them.
(3) ThePresident shall appointthestaffandemployees ofthe CopyrightOffice
in accordance with article 195of theConstitution ontermsandconditions that the
Presideritmaydetermine.
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