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 —
the frequency at which distributions are ordinarily made, which must comply with this regulation; and
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 —
the CMO is unable to make a distribution despite its best efforts; and
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).