Copyright Act, 1963

Further reference of scheme to the Controller.

33.—(1) Where the Controller has made an order under the immediately preceding section with respect to a licence scheme, then, subject to the next following subsection of this section, at any time while the order remains in force—

(a) the licensing body operating the scheme, or

(b) any organisation claiming to be representative of persons requiring licences in cases of the class to which the order applies, or

(c) any person claiming that he requires a licence in a case of that class,

may refer the scheme again to the Controller in so far as it relates to cases of that class.

(2) A licence scheme shall not, except with the special leave of the Controller, be referred again to him under the immediately preceding subsection of this section at a time earlier than—

(a) the end of the period of twelve months beginning with the date on which the order in question was made, in the case of an order made so as to be in force indefinitely or for a period exceeding fifteen months, or

(b) the beginning of the period of three months ending with the date of expiry of the order, in the case of an order made so as to be in force for fifteen months or less.

(3) The parties to a reference under this section shall be—

(a) the licensing body, organisation or person at whose instance the reference is made;

(b) the licensing body operating the scheme to which the reference relates, if the reference is not made at their instance; and

(c) such other organisation or persons (if any) as apply to the Controller to be made parties to the reference and, in accordance with the provisions applicable in that behalf by virtue of subsection (5) of this section, are made parties thereto.

(4) Subject to the said subsection (5), the Controller, on any reference under this section, shall consider the matter in dispute, and, after giving to the parties to the reference an opportunity of presenting their cases respectively, shall make such order in relation to the scheme as previously confirmed or varied, in so far as it relates to cases of the class in question, either by way of confirming, varying, or further varying the scheme, as the Controller may determine to be reasonable in the circumstances.

(5) Subsections (3), (4), (6) and (7) of the immediately preceding section of this Act shall apply for the purposes of this section.

(6) The preceding provisions of this section shall have effect in relation to orders made under this section as they have effect in relation to orders made under the immediately preceding section of this Act.

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing a licence scheme, in respect of which an order has been made under the immediately preceding section of this Act, from being again referred to the Controller under that section, either—

(a) at any time, in so far as the scheme relates to cases of a class to which the order does not apply, or

(b) after the expiration of the order, in so far as the scheme relates to cases of the class to which the order applied while it was in force.