(a) in cooperation with other relevant bodies and organisations, to promote and
encourage creativity in the artistic, literary and scientific fields in
Uganda;
(b) to promote and carry out public awareness on copyright and neighbouring
rights;
(c) to pay the royalties to its members who are the appropriate beneficiaries;
(d) to make reciprocal agreements with foreign societies or other bodies of
authors or neighbouring rights owners for the issue of authorisations in
respect of their members’ works and for the collection and distribution of
copyright fees deriving from those works;
(e) to help in the preparation of its members standard forms of contract for the
benefit and use of its authors and neighbouring rights owners, and to act
as an intermediary for the conclusion of contracts between its members
and the users of their works;
(f) to foster harmony and understanding between its members with the users of
their works as is necessary for the protection of their economic rights;
(g) to provide its members or other persons in need of it, with information on
all matters relating to copyright and neighbouring rights and to give
advice and keep its members informed about their rights and interests;
(h) to act as agent for its members in relation to their copyright and
neighbouring rights interests;
(i) to do any act necessary in relation to the copyright and neighbouring rights
and interests of its members.
59. Conditions for registration
The Registrar shall not register a society unless—
(a) the Registrar is satisfied that the society is capable of promoting its
members’ interests and of discharging its functions and objectives.
(b) it consists of at least thirty persons all of whom are, according to its articles
and rules qualified to be members.
(c) the society is incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act.
60. Application for registration
(1) An application for registration of a collecting society shall be made to the
Registrar in a prescribed form and shall be signed by at least thirty members of the
society.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by three copies of the proposed
articles and rules of the Society, a copy of the certificate of registration as a nongovernmental organisation and such other information as the Registrar may require.
61. Registration of a society on probation