Act No.. 7 of 1999 5. Any sound recording or audio-visual recording without affixed HAKIGRAM and which are either imported or distributed or offered to the public for distribution by way of sale, hire, rental or otherwise within the United Republic shall be considered as infringing copyright granted by the Act and shall be seized by either: (a) the Society; (b) the Police; or (c) the Customs Department. 6. The seizure referred to under Regulation 5 shall be pending for a period of up to sixty days during the period the Society, Police or Customs Department may consider the application if any submitted by the applicant objecting the seizure. 7. The sound recordings or audio-visual recordings seized and kept for more than sixty days shall be destroyed by the Society under the control or supervision of the Customs Department and the Police, where the owner of such sound recording or audio in such recordings will not come forward or request the return of the same. 8. The Customs Department shall seize, impound or retain any sound recordings or audio-visual recordings imported into the United Republic exceeding a quantity of three copies of the same recording until such importation has been consented to or verified and authenticated by the Society. 9. An application to import pre-recorded sound recordings or audio visual or audio works shall be made to COSOTA on Form CST 9 set out in Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations. Act No. 7 Of 1999 10. COSOTA shall issue a Certificate of Authorization on Form CST 10 set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations subject to ­ (a) evidence being given that the recordings have been or will be produced in conformity with the Act and the Regulations made there under; (b) the applicant shall be obliged to affix a HAKIGRAM to each recording offered for sale, hire or rental; and (c) payment of the fees for a HAKIGRAM acquired by the applicant to COSOTA. 2