beginning on 1st April every year and ending on 3 1st March the following year: Provided that the first financial year of the Society may be such longer period not exceeding eighteen months from the commencement of this Act as the Minister may approve. Constitution, proceedings and other matters of the Society 46. (1) The Society shall be managed by a board of management (in this Act referred to as the "Board"), the constitution, composition and proceedings of which shall be as provided for in the Schedule. (2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Schedule. PART IX INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT, OFFENCES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Infringement of copyright, etc. 47. (1) Infringement of copyright is where , without valid transfer, licence or authorization under this Act, a person does, permits or causes another person to: (a) reproduce, fix, duplicate, extract, imitate or import into Malawi otherwise than for his private use or permit or cause to be reproduced, fixed, duplicated, extracted, imitated or imported into Malawi otherwise than for his private use; or (b) distribute or permit or cause to be distributed in Malawi by way of sale, hire, rental or like manner; or (c) offer or expose to the public for distribution by way of sale, hire, rental or otherwise; or (d) exhibit or permit or cause to be communicated to the public, for commercial purposes by way of broadcast, public performance or otherwise, any work or performance protected under this Act. (2) For the purposes of this section the use of a work in a manner prejudicial to the honour or reputation of the author of that work shall be deemed an infringement of the right of the author. 38