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Society may, subject to agreement with the Minister of Finance,
retain such sums as it may reasonably require for operations of the
Society.
23.__(1) The Society shall maintain proper books of accounts and
other records relating to its accounts.
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(2) The Society shall appoint independent auditors to audit the
accounts of the Society annually and a copy of the audited accounts
shall be sent to the Auditor General for examination before final
presentation to the Minister.
(3) The financial year of the Society shall be the same as the
financial year of the Government.
24.__(1) As soon as practicable, but not more than six months
after the expiry of each financial year, the Society shall submit to the
Minister, a report concerning its activities during that financial year.
(2) The report shall be in the form and contain such information
as prescribed by the Minister.
(3) There shall be appended to the report__
(a) an audited statement of financial position;
(b) an audited statement of income and expenditure;
(c) justification for retention of any sums, where applicable;
and
(d) such other information as the Minister may consider
appropriate.
(4) As soon as practicable, but not more six months after the
expiry of the financial year, the Minister shall lay the report before
Parliament.
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25. An author of any work shall, by the mere fact of its creation,
enjoy an exclusive property right in the work.
26.__(1) Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work shall not be
eligible for copyright under this Part unless__
(a) it is original in character; or
(b) it is a derivative work.
(2) A work shall be eligible for copyright under this Act
irrespective of its form of expression, its quality or purpose for
which it was created.
(3) For purposes of this Part, a work is original if it is the product
of the independent efforts of the author.
27.__(1) The following derivative works, in so far as they
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