refused or, in spite of genuine efforts made by the applicant, he has
been unable to locate the owner;
(c) the applicant, at the time of making the request referred to in
paragraph (b), sent a notice of his request to the International
Information Centre established by the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, or to a national or regional
copyright information centre identified as such in a notification
deposited with the Director General of that organization or with the
Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization by
the state in which the publisher is believed to have his principal
place of business; or
(d) where the applicant cannot locate the owner of the right of
translation, he has by registered mail sent copies of his application
to the publisher whose name appears on the work and also to the
centres specified in paragraph (c).
(5) For the purpose of subsection 4(c) the Society shall keep and maintain
addresses of national and regional copyright information centres for easy
reference or contact by interested persons.
(6) A licence under this section shall not be granted, unless the following
periods from the date of the application have expired:
(a) in the case of an application for a licence required for translation
into any language other than a language of Malawi, six months; and
(b) in the case of an application for a licence required for translation
into a language of Malawi, nine months.
(7) If during any period specified in subsection (6) a translation of the work in
the language in question is published in copies by or under the authority of
the owner of the right of translation, then, no licence shall be granted for
translation of the work.
(8) When a work is composed mainly of illustrations, a licence to translate
the text and to reproduce the illustrations shall be granted only if the
conditions prescribed under section 18 are also fulfilled.
(9) Where the author of a work has withdrawn all copies of the work from
circulation no licence shall be granted in respect of the work under this
section.
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