Copyright Ordinance, 1962 — section 44

44. Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Copyrights..—(1) The 2[Federal Government] shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, appoint a Registrar of Copyrights and may appoint one or more Deputy Registrars of Copyrights.

(2)The Registrar shall,

(i)sign all entries made in the Register of Copyrights kept under this Ordinance;

(ii)sign all certificates of registration of copyrights and certified copies under the seal of the Copyright Office;

(iii)exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon him by or under this Ordinance;

(iv)be the Secretary of the Copyright Board; and

(v)shall perform such other functions as may be prescribed.

(3)A Deputy Registrar of Copyrights shall discharge, under the superintendence and direction of the Registrar, such functions of the Registrar under this Ordinance as the Registrar may, from time to time, assign to him. 1 [(4) The Registrar may, with the approval of the Federal Government, assign any particular functions of the Registrar under this Ordinance to officers other than the Deputy Registrar of Copyrights.]