Singapore legislation

Regulation 22

of Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023

Regulation 22

Ordinary frequency and manner of distribution

Subregulation 1

The distribution policy must provide for —

(a)

the frequency at which distributions are ordinarily made, which must comply with this regulation; and

(b)

the manner in which distributions are ordinarily made.

Subregulation 2

A CMO must distribute a tariff received during a financial year within 6 months (or any longer period that may be specified in the distribution policy) after the end of the financial year.

Subregulation 3

Paragraph (2) does not apply to the extent that —

(a)

the CMO is unable to make a distribution despite its best efforts; and

(b)

the CMO’s inability to make the distribution is a result of the conduct of a user (for example, the user fails to provide information about its use of the CMO’s portfolio despite the CMO’s best efforts to collect that information).