474 Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic [ No. 16 of 2016 Resources and Expressions of Folklore (c) regular reports by any person or individual interested in the preservation, conservation or use of genetic resources, traditional knowledge and the environment; and (d) any other mechanisms considered by the Agency or an appropriate institution. (2) An access permit holder, institution or individual taking part in the collection of, and research based on, genetic resources and monitoring the implementation of an access agreement shall submit periodic reports to the Agency or an appropriate institution designated by the Agency on the collection, the progress of the research and the findings relating to the research. (3) The Agency shall inform the holder of the progress of the research, findings from the search or utilisation of the genetic resources accessed and the benefits shared from the research or the utilisation of the genetic resources. Protection of expressions of folklore Formalities and measures relating to protection of expressions of folklore PART VI EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE 46. The following protections shall apply to expressions of folklore, irrespective of the mode or form of expression: (a) the output of creative and cumulative intellectual activity such as collective creativity or individual creativity where the identity of the individual is unknown; and (b) characteristics of a traditional community’s cultural identity and traditional heritage which has been developed, maintained or used by the community in accordance with customary laws and practices. 47. (1) The protection of expressions of folklore shall not be as a result of registration or any other formality but shall subsist automatically from the time the expression of folklore is, or was, created. (2) Despite subsection (1), the Agency may, for purposes of evidence, take measures for the protection of expressions of folklore that may require certain categories of expressions that have been notified to the Agency, particularly those with special cultural or spiritual value or significance or that are sacred in character.