(v) that the person named in affidavit, oath or affirmation is the owner of
the copyright or successor in title;
(vi) that a copy of the work exhibited to the affidavit oath or affirmation
is a true copy of the work,
shall be admissible in any proceedings under this Act.
52. Staff of collecting society etc to act as inspector
In addition to inspectors appointed under section 41 the Registrar may authorise any
member from the Uganda Registration Service Bureau or any staff of a collecting
society to perform the functions of an inspector under this Act.
53. Entry into premises
Subject to the provisions of this section, an inspector may, at any reasonable time
and on production of the certificate of authority enter any premises, ship, aircraft or
vehicle for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is or has been, on or in
connection with those premises, ship, aircraft or vehicle any contravention of this
Act.
54. Mode of inspection of premises
(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether there is or has been a contravention
of this Act, an inspector may inspect—
(a) any substance or article appearing to be a work;
(b) any container or package appearing to be used or intended to be used to
contain any work; or
(c) any place, plant or equipment appearing to be used or intended to be used in
connection with the production, reproduction or otherwise manufacture
of a work.
(2) An inspector may seize and detain any substance or article which he or she
has reasonable cause to believe to be an infringing of a copyright in any work or in
relation to which or by means of which there is reasonable cause to believe that an
offence under this Act has been or is being committed, and any document which he
or she has reasonable cause to believe to be a document which may be required in
proceedings under this Act.
(3) Where an inspector seizes any work, the inspector shall notify in writing the
person from whom it is seized the fact of that seizure and shall in that notification
specify the item seized.
(4) Any person who—
(a) wilfully obstructs an inspector in the discharge of the inspector’s duties; or
(b) wilfully fails to comply with any requirement properly made to that person
by an inspector; or