Copyright Act, 2005 Act 690 (3) The headquarters of the CopyrightOfficeshall beinAccra. (4) Theremaybeopened regional branches of theCopyrightOffice insuch regions as the Minister acting on the advice of the Legal Service Board may determine. Obj~tand functions of the Copyright Office 66. (1) TheCopyright Office isresponsible forthe administration ofcopyright. (2) In pursuance of its objectthe CopyrightOfficeshall (a) implement copyright andcopyright relatedlawsandregulations and provide forcopyright administration; (b) investigate andredress casesofinfringement ofcopyright, andsettle disputes of copyright wherethosedisputeshavenot beenreserved forsettlement bytheCopyrightTribunal; (c) beresponsible fortheadministration ofexternal copyrightrelations; (d) administer copyrights of whichthe Stateis theowner; (e) carryoutotherduties in relation to copyrightadministration. Governing body . 67. Thegoverning bodyoftheCopyrightOffice shall betheLegal Service Board. CopyrightAdministrator . 68. (l) The chief executive of the ~opyright Office shall be the Copyright Administratorwhoshall be appointed bythePresident in accordance withtheadvice of the Legal Service Board given in consultation with the Public Services Commission. (2) The CopyrightAdministrator shallholdofficeon termsandconditions specified in the letterof appointment of theCopyright Administrator. (3) The CopyrightAdministratorshall be responsiblefor the day-to-day administration of theCopyrightOfficesubjectto directivesthatthe LegalService Boardmaygive. (4) TheCopyrightAdministratOr may delega.re anyoftheduties ofthe o~ce. Appointmentof statTof the Copyright Office 69. (1) The Copyright Office shall haveotherofficers andemployees thatare necessaryfor the properandeffective performance of its functions. " (2) The staffof theCopyright Officeshallperformsuchfunctions that the Copyright Administrator mayassignto them. (3) ThePresident shall appointthestaffandemployees ofthe CopyrightOffice in accordance with article 195of theConstitution ontermsandconditions that the Presideritmaydetermine. ' 28

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