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Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023
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Oct 2023 Print Select the provisions you wish to print using the checkboxes and then click the relevant "Print" Select All Clear All Print - HTML Print - PDF Print - Word Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023 Table of Contents Enacting Formula Part 1 PRELIMINARY 1 Citation and commencement 2 Definitions 3 Meanings of "representation agreement" and "partner collecting society"; partner collecting societies not to be regarded as CMO members Part 2 DEFINITION OF COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION 4 Excluded persons Part 3 CLASS LICENCE FOR COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS Division 1 Class licence 5 Establishment of class licence Division 2 Membership agreement 6 CMO must offer non-exclusive membership 7 Membership must be based on written agreement 8 Membership agreement to specify certain matters 9 Membership agreement to incorporate membership, distribution and dispute resolution policies Division 3 Membership policy
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CMO must establish membership policy 11 Members must approve amendments to membership policy 12 Membership criteria 13 Specifying members’ rights to use, and waive tariff collection for, own portfolio 14 Members may vary or terminate grants of rights to CMO 15 Members to be informed 16 Procedure for general meetings of members 17 Other matters Division 4 Distribution policy 18 CMO must distribute tariffs, etc., according to distribution policy 19 Members must approve amendments to distribution policy 20 Calculation of total amount to be distributed 21 Calculation of amount to be distributed to each member 22 Ordinary frequency and manner of distribution 23 Dealing with monies that CMO is unable to distribute 24 CMO must collect usage information 25 Information to members about usage of portfolios and distributions of tariffs 26 Opportunity to question basis of distribution 27 Other matters Division 5 Dispute resolution policy and mediation 28 CMO must deal with disputes with members and users in accordance with dispute resolution policy 29 Members must approve amendments to dispute resolution policy 30 Matters to be provided for in dispute resolution policy 31 Other matters 32 Direction to mediate Division 6 Governance 33 Governance requirements Division 7 Records and reports 34 CMO must keep financial records 35 CMO must allow inspection of financial records 36 CMO must make transparency report Division 8 Publication of key information and documents, etc. 37 CMO must set up website 38 CMO must publish detailed information about portfolio 39 CMOs may publish less detailed information if users are indemnified 40 CMO must provide confirmation and proof about portfolio 41 CMO must publish other key information and documents Division 9 Compliance with regulatory action 42 Email for service Part 4 PROCEDURES RELATING TO REGULATORY ACTION Division 1 Ascertaining whether person is carrying on business as CMO 43 Power to require documents and information Division 2 Representations before regulatory action is taken 44 Purpose 45 Notice of intention to take regulatory action 46 Time for making representations, etc. 47 How to make representations 48 Fact finding, etc. 49 Summary rejection in certain cases 50 Notice of decision Division 3 Applications to reconsider regulatory action 51 Purpose 52 Notice of right to apply for reconsideration 53 Time for making reconsideration application 54 How to make reconsideration application 55 Fact finding, etc. 56 Withdrawal of reconsideration application 57 Time for deciding on reconsideration application 58 Summary confirmation of original decision in certain cases 59 Notice of reconsidered decision Division 4 Appeals to Minister
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Purpose
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Time for appeal
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How to appeal
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Fact finding, etc.
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Withdrawal of appeal
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Summary confirmation of decision in certain cases
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Notice of decision on appeal Part 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS 67 Service of documents by IPOS on CMOs 68 Submission of documents to IPOS 69 Submission of documents to Minister under Division 4 of Part 4 70 IPOS’s website 71 Waiver, etc., of fees Select All Clear All Print HTML PDF Word Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023 Status: Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement on 31 Oct 2023 Print Help Table of Contents Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023 Enacting Formula Part 1 PRELIMINARY 1 Citation and commencement 2 Definitions 3 Meanings of "representation agreement" and "partner collecting society"; partner collecting societies not to be regarded as CMO members Part 2 DEFINITION OF COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION 4 Excluded persons Part 3 CLASS LICENCE FOR COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS Division 1 Class licence 5 Establishment of class licence Division 2 Membership agreement 6 CMO must offer non-exclusive membership 7 Membership must be based on written agreement 8 Membership agreement to specify certain matters 9 Membership agreement to incorporate membership, distribution and dispute resolution policies Division 3 Membership policy 10 CMO must establish membership policy 11 Members must approve amendments to membership policy 12 Membership criteria 13 Specifying members’ rights to use, and waive tariff collection for, own portfolio 14 Members may vary or terminate grants of rights to CMO 15 Members to be informed 16 Procedure for general meetings of members 17 Other matters Division 4 Distribution policy 18 CMO must distribute tariffs, etc., according to distribution policy 19 Members must approve amendments to distribution policy 20 Calculation of total amount to be distributed 21 Calculation of amount to be distributed to each member 22 Ordinary frequency and manner of distribution 23 Dealing with monies that CMO is unable to distribute 24 CMO must collect usage information 25 Information to members about usage of portfolios and distributions of tariffs 26 Opportunity to question basis of distribution 27 Other matters Division 5 Dispute resolution policy and mediation 28 CMO must deal with disputes with members and users in accordance with dispute resolution policy 29 Members must approve amendments to dispute resolution policy 30 Matters to be provided for in dispute resolution policy 31 Other matters 32 Direction to mediate Division 6 Governance 33 Governance requirements Division 7 Records and reports 34 CMO must keep financial records 35 CMO must allow inspection of financial records 36 CMO must make transparency report Division 8 Publication of key information and documents, etc. 37 CMO must set up website 38 CMO must publish detailed information about portfolio 39 CMOs may publish less detailed information if users are indemnified 40 CMO must provide confirmation and proof about portfolio 41 CMO must publish other key information and documents Division 9 Compliance with regulatory action 42 Email for service Part 4 PROCEDURES RELATING TO REGULATORY ACTION Division 1 Ascertaining whether person is carrying on business as CMO 43 Power to require documents and information Division 2 Representations before regulatory action is taken 44 Purpose 45 Notice of intention to take regulatory action 46 Time for making representations, etc. 47 How to make representations 48 Fact finding, etc. 49 Summary rejection in certain cases 50 Notice of decision Division 3 Applications to reconsider regulatory action 51 Purpose 52 Notice of right to apply for reconsideration 53 Time for making reconsideration application 54 How to make reconsideration application 55 Fact finding, etc. 56 Withdrawal of reconsideration application 57 Time for deciding on reconsideration application 58 Summary confirmation of original decision in certain cases 59 Notice of reconsidered decision Division 4 Appeals to Minister 60 Purpose 61 Time for appeal 62 How to appeal 63 Fact finding, etc. 64 Withdrawal of appeal 65 Summary confirmation of decision in certain cases 66 Notice of decision on appeal Part 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS 67 Service of documents by IPOS on CMOs 68 Submission of documents to IPOS 69 Submission of documents to Minister under Division 4 of Part 4 70 IPOS’s website 71 Waiver, etc., of fees Reset Get Provisions Whole Document Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023 Status: Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement on 31 Oct 2023 Authorising Act Loading... Search within Legislation Exit Search Search Results No. S 704 Copyright Act 2021 Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 505 of the Copyright Act 2021, the Minister for Law makes the following Regulations: PART 1 PRELIMINARY Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations are the Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023 and come into operation on 1 May 2024. Definitions 2. —(1) In these Regulations — “cessation order” means a cessation order made under section 465; “CMO” has the meaning given by section
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as modified by regulation 4; “exclusive”, in relation to a membership agreement between a CMO and a member, means a membership agreement under which — (a) the CMO becomes the rights owner of the member’s portfolio; (b) the CMO is granted an exclusive licence or exclusive authority (as the case may be) to give permission to use the member’s portfolio; (c) the CMO becomes the exclusive agent of the member in managing the member’s portfolio; or (d) the CMO is granted other exclusive rights in relation to the management of the member’s portfolio, and “non-exclusive” has a corresponding meaning; “financial penalty” means a financial penalty imposed under section 463; “financial year”, in relation to a CMO, means a financial year of the CMO; “key officer”, in relation to a CMO, means an individual who — (a) is or purports to be involved in the management of the business of the CMO; or (b) sits or purports to sit on the board of directors, executive committee or any other management committee of the CMO; “members”, in relation to a CMO, has the meaning given by regulation 3(2); “partner collecting society”, in relation to a CMO, has the meaning given by regulation 3(1)(a); “permission” has the meaning given by section 458; “portfolio” means — (a) in relation to a CMO — the works and performances collectively managed by the CMO (whether as the rights owner or with the authority of the rights owners) — (i) for the collective benefit of its members; or (ii) under a representation agreement; and (b) in relation to a member of a CMO — the works and performances managed by the CMO under the membership agreement between the CMO and the member; “regulatory action” means a financial penalty, regulatory direction or cessation order; “regulatory direction” means a direction given under section 464; “representation agreement” has the meaning given by regulation 3(1)(b); “tariff” means any sum (however named) paid to a CMO for permission to use the whole or any part of its portfolio, whether under a tariff scheme or otherwise; “user”, in relation to a CMO, means a person who has been granted permission by the CMO to use the whole or any part of the CMO’s portfolio, whether under a tariff scheme or otherwise; “website”, in relation to a CMO, means the website that the CMO is required to set up and maintain under regulation 37. (2) A reference to a section in these Regulations is a reference to a section of the Act. Meanings of “representation agreement” and “partner collecting society”; partner collecting societies not to be regarded as CMO members 3. —(1) In these Regulations — (a) “partner collecting society”, in relation to a CMO, means a person who is in a representation agreement with the CMO (whether as the authorising party or the authorised party); and (b) “representation agreement” means an agreement under which party X (the authorising party), who is managing the use of works or performances on behalf of other persons, authorises party Y (the authorised party) to manage the use of those works or performances. (2) In these Regulations, “members”, in relation to a CMO, means the authors, makers, publishers, performers and rights owners mentioned in section 459(1)(c)(ii), but not — (a) the CMO itself; (b) the CMO’s partner collecting societies; and (c) the authors, makers, publishers, performers and rights owners whose works or performances are managed by the CMO only by virtue of a representation agreement. Made on 30 October 2023. LUKE GOH Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Law, Singapore. [LAW 44/001; AG/ LEGIS/SL/63/2020/9 Vol. 1] Singapore Statutes Online FAQs Feedback Sitemap Report Vulnerability Privacy Statement Terms of Use © 2026 Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore, Last updated 25 Mar 2026 Singapore Statutes Online is provided by the Legislation Division of the Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore.