11 L.t. 1962 COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS, 2010 (3) Each society shall set out rules to distribute the allocation made to the society to its members.. Operation of Collective Administration Societies Operation of society without approval prohibited 20. (1) A person shall not operate a Collective Administration Society without the approval of the Minister in writing. (2) Where a society operates in furtherance of copyright and related rights without approval, each member of the governing body of the society and every director, manager, secretary or similar officer of the society is deemed to have commited the offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than one hundred and fifty penalty units or imprisonment to a term of not more than twelve months or to both. Application for approval 21. (1) An application for approval to operate as a society shall be made to the Minister in the form specified in the Fourth Schedule. (2) An application under sub regulation (1) shall be (a) signed by two principal officers of the society, (b) accompanied with a certificate of registration of the society issued by the Registrar-General's office, and (e)! accompanied with a fee determined by the Minister in y consultation with the Minister for Finance. Grant of approval 22. (1) In furtherance of processing the application, the Minister may cause an audit or inspection of the applicant's records and facilities to be conducted for the purpose of verification. (2) The audit or inspection of the applicant's records and facilities shall be carried out within fourteen days after receipt of the application. (3) The Minister shall­ (a) grant the approval and give notice of the grant in writing to the applicant if the Minister is satisfied that the applicant has fu1fi11ed the conditions for the grant of the application, or (b) refuse to grant the approval and give notice of the refusal in writing to the applicant if the Minister is satisfied that the applicant has failed to fulfill the conditions for the grant of an approval.