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Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978)

Regulations

Copyright Regulations, 1978

Schedule 1 : Forms

Form 1

 

Form 1

Notice of reference under section 31

 

R20

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COPYRIGHT ACT, 1978

COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL

 

NOTICE OF REFERENCE UNDER SECTION 31

To: The Registrar

Copyright Tribunal

c/o Patents Office

Pretoria

 

1. Take notice that (name and address of organisation or person making the reference) (hereinafter referred to as 'the referrer') hereby refers to the Tribunal the licence scheme hereinafter described, operated by the (name and address of licensing body) (hereinafter called 'the licensing body'), which is a licensing body for the purpose of the Copyright Act, 1978.

 

2. The scheme to which this notice relates (hereinafter called 'the scheme') is (short description of scheme).

 

3. The referrer is ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 * (an organisation claiming to be a representative of persons requiring licences in cases)/(a person claiming that he requires a licence in a case) to which the scheme applies.

 

4. (Here give grounds for statement in paragraph 3. Where referrer is an organisation, particulars should be given of the persons it claims to represent and grounds on which it claims to be reasonably representative of them.)

 

5. A dispute has arisen between the referrer and the licensing body in the following circumstances (give particulars of dispute).

 

6. The referrer submits that the scheme is unreasonable in the following respects (give particulars).

 

7. All communications regarding this reference should be addressed to . . . .(2).* (the referrer at the address shown above)/[the referrer's attorney(s)/agent(s), whose name and address are as under].

 

8. A copy of this notice has been sent to the licensing body at the address shown above.

 

 

Signed ..........................................................

 

*Status of signatory ......................................

 

Date..............................................................