Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003 27 25. (1) (a) No person or body of persons corporate or unincorporate shall, after the coming into operation of this Act, commence or carry on the business of issuing or granting licences in respect of any right protected under this Part except under or in accordance with, the provisions of paragraph (c) of this subsection : Provided that the owner of such right shall, in his individual capacity, continue to have the right to grant licences in respect of his own rights. Where such owner is a member of a society registered under this section the grant of such licences shall be consistent with his obligations as a member of such society. (b) Any body of persons corporate or unincorporate which fulfils such conditions as may be prescribed, apply to the Director-General for permission to engage in the business specified in paragraph (a) and register the society. (c) The Director-General may having regard to the interests of the owners of the rights protected under this Part, the interests and convenience of the public and in particular of the groups of persons who are most likely to seek licences in respect of relevant rights and the ability and professional competence of the applicant to grant permission to commence or carry on business specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and register such person or body of persons as a collective society subject to such conditions as may be prescribed : Provided that the Director-General shall not ordinarily register more than one such society to do business in respect of the same class of rights. (d) The Director-General may, if he is satisfied that the society is being managed in a manner detrimental to the interests of the owners of rights concerned, cancel or suspend the registration of the society and the permission to commence or carry on business as specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, after such inquiry as may be necessary. Registration of society, administration of rights by societies, control over the rights and submission of report.