S I NO 66 OF 2006 COPYRIGHT ACT (CAP 68 LFN 1990 AS AMENDED) COPYRIGHT (OPTICAL DISCS PLANTS) REGULATIONS, 2006 [15th December 2006] Commencement In pursuance of the powers vested in it under section 37(4) of the Copyright Act 1990 as amended, the Nigerian Copyright Commission, with the prior consent of the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice hereby makes the following Regulations. 1. (1) No person shall manufacture optical discs or production parts in Nigeria unless such a person is duly registered by the Commission. (2) An application for registration as a manufacturer of optical discs or production parts which shall be made to the Commission in FormA in the First Schedule to these Regulations shall be accompanied with any fees as may be prescribed from time to time by the Commission. (3) Every applicant for registration shall enter into an undertaking to comply with the provisions of these Regulations and not to violate any copyright, neighbouring right or any other intellectual property right. (4) Upon being registered, the Commission shall issue to the applicant a personal identification number and a certificate containing the information in the Third Schedule to these Regulations. (5) A registration under these Regulations shall be valid for a period of one year and thereafter renewable annually. (6) The Commission shall maintain a register of all persons registered under these Regulations to carry on the business of manufacturing of optical discs or production parts in any place in Nigeria. (7) No person registered under these Regulations shall, manufacture optical discs or production parts in any other place in Nigeria other than the premises specified in the registration certificate issued in respect of such production. 2. (1) Save as may be authorized under a statute, no person shall export from or import into Nigeria, any optical disc, production part, or manufacturing equipment, without the prior approval, as the case may be, granted by the Commission. (2) An application for approval which shall be made to the Commission in Form B in the First Schedule to these Regulations shall be accompanied with fees as prescribed in the fourth schedule to these Regulations. (3) A separate approval shall be required in respect of each exportations or importation of optical discs, and each importation or exportation of production parts, or equipment. (4) Upon being granted approval, the Commission shall issue to the 2 Control of Production and Registration of Manufacturers First Schedule Third Schedule Control of Imports and Exports. First Schedule, Fourth Schedule.