Singapore legislation

Regulation 33

of Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023

Regulation 33

Governance requirements

Subregulation 1

A CMO that is a company must provide in its constitution that —

(a)

the appointment of a director of the CMO must, in addition to any other requirements in the Companies Act 1967 or its constitution, be approved by a general meeting of members; and

(b)

a director of the CMO may be removed by a general meeting of members (in addition to any other means provided for by the Companies Act 1967 or the CMO’s constitution).

Subregulation 2

A CMO must provide in its constitutional documents that a person is disqualified from being a key officer of the CMO if —

(a)

the person is disqualified under any written law from being a director of a company; (b)the person was a key officer of another CMO at the time that other CMO was issued with a cessation order (excluding a cessation order that was set aside after reconsideration or appeal); and

(c)

the person was removed as a key officer of another CMO under a regulatory direction (excluding a regulatory direction that was set aside after reconsideration or appeal).

Subregulation 3

A CMO must provide in its constitutional documents that a disqualification mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) and (c) expires 3 years after the cessation order or regulatory direction, as the case may be.

Subregulation 4

A CMO must comply with its constitutional documents to the extent that they give effect to this regulation.