Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000
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Variation or discharge of order extending scheme or licence. |
169.—(1) The owner of the copyright in a work in respect of which an order is in force under section 168 may apply to the Minister for the variation or discharge of the order, stating his or her reasons for making the application. | |
(2) The Minister shall not consider an application made within 2 years of the making of the original order, or of the making of an order on a previous application under this section, unless it appears to the Minister that the circumstances are exceptional. | ||
(3) The Minister may confirm the order concerned and where the Minister refuses to confirm the order, he or she shall give notice of the application to— | ||
(a) the licensing body concerned, and | ||
(b) such persons or organisations representative of educational establishments, and such other persons or organisations, as the Minister thinks fit. | ||
(4) A notice given under subsection (3) shall inform the persons referred to in that subsection of their right to make written or oral representations to the Minister concerning the application under subsection (1) within 2 months from the date of the notice, and where any of those persons wishes to make oral representations, the Minister shall appoint a person to hear the representations and to report to the Minister. | ||
(5) In considering an application under subsection (1), the Minister shall take into account the reasons for the application, any representations made to him or her under subsection (4) and such other matters as appear to the Minister to be relevant. | ||
(6) The Minister may make such order as he or she thinks fit confirming or discharging the order or, as the case may be, the order as previously varied, or varying or further varying the order so as to exclude works from it. |