Copyright (Proceedings Before The Controller) Rules, 1964.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Rules may be cited as the Copyright (Proceedings before the Controller) Rules, 1964.
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paragraphs: These Rules shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1964.
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paragraphs: In these Rules—
"the Act" means the Copyright Act, 1963 (No. 10 of 1963);
"petitioner" means—
(a) in the case of proceedings before the Controller under section 31 of the Act, the person by whom the matter to which the proceedings relate was referred to the Controller,
(b) in the case of a licence scheme referred to the Controller under Section 32 or 33of the act, the person, licensing body or organisation by whom or by which the scheme was referred to the Controller, and
(c) in the case of an application to the Controller under section 34 of the Act, the applicant;
"respondent" means—
(a) in the case of proceedings before the Controller under section 31 of the Act, the person with whom the petitioner is in dispute,
(b) in the case of a reference of a licence scheme to the Controller under section 32 of the Act, the licensing body operating the scheme,
(c) in the case of a licence scheme referred to the Controller under section 33 of the Act, each person who and each licensing body or organisation (other than the petitioner) which was a party to the first or previous reference of the scheme,
(d) in the case of an application for a licence under subsection (3) of section 34 of the Act, the licensing body to whom application for the licence to which the application relates was made,
(e) in the case of an application under subsection (4) of section 34 of the Act, the licensing body having power to grant the licence to which the application relates.
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paragraphs: —(1) Where any reference or application is made to the Controller under section 31, 32, 33 or 34 of the Act, the petitioner shall send a statement of his case in duplicate to the Controller together with the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule to these Rules (or evidence of payment thereof).
(2) The statement of case referred to in paragraph (1) of this Rule shall set out fully the nature of the petitioner's interest, the facts on which he bases his case and the relief which he seeks.
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paragraphs: In the case of references under sections 32 and 33 or applications under subsection (3) of section 34 of the Act, the petitioner shall, in addition to the items specified in Rule 4 of these Rules, send to the Controller a copy of the licence scheme in respect of which the reference or application is made.
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paragraphs: Upon receipt by the Controller of a statement of case sent to him pursuant to Rule 4 or 5 of these Rules, the Controller shall send forthwith a copy of the statement of case to the respondent.
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paragraphs: Within one month from the receipt of the copy of the statement of case sent to him pursuant to Rule 6 of these Rules, the respondent shall, if he intends to contest the case send to the Controller a counter-statement in duplicate setting out the grounds on which the case is contested and those he relies on in his support and what facts, if any, alleged in the petitioner's statement of case he admits together with the appropriate fee specified in the schedule to these Rules (or evidence of payment thereof). The Controller shall send forthwith a copy of the counter-statement to the petitioner.
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paragraphs: Where a licence scheme is referred to the Controller by an organisation under section 32 of the Act, the organisation shall furnish to the Controller such evidence as he thinks fit to require to satisfy him that the organisation is reasonably representative of the class of persons which it claims to represent.
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paragraphs: An intended applicant for the special leave of the Controller under subsection (2) of section 33 of the Act in relation to the reference of a licence scheme to the Controller shall notify the Controller and the other parties to the previous reference of the scheme to the Controller and pay to the Controller the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule to these Rules or furnish to him evidence of payment thereof.
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paragraphs: Where a person or organisation (in this Rule referred to as the applicant) applies to the Controller under subsection (3) of section 32 or subsection (5) of section 34 of the Act to be made a party to a reference to the Controller—