SCHEDULES
F3SCHEDULE 2A LICENSING OF PERFORMERS’ PROPERTY RIGHTS
Certification of licensing schemes
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1
A person operating or proposing to operate a licensing scheme may apply to the Secretary of State to certify the scheme for the purposes of F1paragraph 6, 14A or 20 of Schedule 2 (recording of broadcasts by educational establishments, lending of certain recordings, provision of sub-titled copies of broadcast).
2
The Secretary of State shall by order made by statutory instrument certify the scheme if he is satisfied that it—
a
enables the works to which it relates to be identified with sufficient certainty by persons likely to require licences, and
b
sets out clearly the charges (if any) payable and the other terms on which licences will be granted.
3
The scheme shall be scheduled to the order and the certification shall come into operation for the purposes of F2the relevant paragraph of Schedule 2—
a
on such date, not less than eight weeks after the order is made, as may be specified in the order, or
b
if the scheme is the subject of a reference under paragraph 3 (reference of proposed scheme), any later date on which the order of the Copyright Tribunal under that paragraph comes into force or the reference is withdrawn.
4
A variation of the scheme is not effective unless a corresponding amendment of the order is made; and the Secretary of State shall make such an amendment in the case of a variation ordered by the Copyright Tribunal on a reference under paragraph 3, 4 or 5, and may do so in any other case if he thinks fit.
5
The order shall be revoked if the scheme ceases to be operated and may be revoked if it appears to the Secretary of State that it is no longer being operated according to its terms.
Sch. 2A inserted (1.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2967, reg. 22(2) (with Pt. III)