(1) do any further activities which it has been authorised to do by its members whose
economic rights or rights to equitable remuneration it administers;
(m) establish and administer a Provident Fund and a Benevolent Fund for the benefit of its
members;
(n) to do such other functions as may be prescribed.
46. � Membership of Society
(1)
Any author, phonogram producer, performer, publisher or the holder of an exclusive
licence may apply for membership in accordance with the rules of the Society.
(2)
The Society may, on receipt of an application under subsection (1), request the
applicant to furnish such particulars as it may require for the purpose of determining whether the
application ought to be granted or not.
(3)
The Society may refuse the application or grant it on such terms and conditions and
on payment of such membership fee as are provided for in its rules.
47. � General Fund
(1) The Society shall establish a General Fund —
(a) into which any money received by the Society shall be paid;
(b) out of which all payments required to be made by the Society shall be
effected.
(2)
The Society may, in the discharge of its functions and in accordance with the terms
and conditions upon which its funds may have been obtained or derived, charge to the General
Fund all remunerations, allowances, salaries, fees, gratuities, working expenses and other
charges properly arising.
(3) The Society shall manage, utilise, or invest the assets and the funds of the Society