Copyright Ordinance, 1962 — section 33

33. Determination of objections..—(1) Every objection lodged at the Copyright Office under section 32 shall, as soon as may be, be referred to the Board, and the Board shall decide such objection in the manner hereinafter provided.

(2)The Board shall, notwithstanding that no objection has been lodged, take notice of any matter which, in its opinion, is one for objection.

(3)The Board shall give notice in respect of every objection to the performing rights society concerned and shall give to such society and the person who lodged the objection a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(4)The Board shall, after making the prescribed enquiry, make such alterations in the statements as it may think fit, and shall transmit the statements thus altered or unchanged, as the case may be, to the Registrar, who shall thereupon as soon as practicable after the receipt of such statements, publish them in the official Gazette and furnish the performing rights society concerned and the person who lodged the objection with a copy thereof.

(5)The statement of fees, charges or royalties as approved by the Board shall be the fees, charges or royalties which the performing rights society concerned may respectively lawfully sue for or collect in respect of the issue or grant by it of licences for the performance in public of works to which such fees, charges or royalties relate.

(6)No performing rights society shall have any right of action or any right to enforce any civil or other remedy for infringement of the performing rights in any work claimed by such society against any person who has tendered or paid to such society the fees, charges or royalties which have been approved by the Board as aforesaid.