No. 26
Copyright
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(4) The report referred to in subsection (3) shall include a balance
sheet, an income and expenditure account and the annual report of
the Auditor General and shall be laid by the Minister before the
National Assembly.
110. The financial year of the Fund shall be the same as the
financial year of the Government.
Financial year
of the Fund
PART XIV – COURT PROCEEDINGS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
AND PENALTIES
111. Where any offence under this Act is committed by a
company or a member of a partnership, firm or business, society or
association of persons, every director or officer of the company or
any other member of the partnership or other person concerned with
the management of such partnership, firm or business, society or
association of persons commits an offence unless he proves to the
satisfaction of the court that__
(a) he used due diligence to secure compliance with this Act;
and
(b) the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent
or connivance.
112.__(1) Where the Copyright Administrator has reasonable
grounds to believe that__
(a) an offence under this Act has been committed by any
person;
(b) the offence is of minor nature; and
(c) having regard to the previous conduct of the person
concerned, it would be appropriate to impose a penalty under this
section, he may cause a notice, in writing, in accordance with
subsection (2) to be served on that person.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be in a prescribed form and
shall specify__
(a) the nature of the offence and the date of its commission;
(b) a summary of the facts upon which the allegation that an
offence has been committed is based; and
(c) any other matter that the Copyright Administrator considers
relevant to the imposition of a penalty, and shall be endorsed with
a statement setting out the provisions of this section.
(3) Any person on whom a notice under subsection (1) is served
may, within thirty days after such service, by notice in writing to the
Copyright Administrator require that the proceedings in respect of
the alleged offence be dealt with by the court or admit the offence.
Liabilities of
members of
companies,
etc.
Administra
tive
penalties