COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS ACT (AS AMENDED) PART IX COPYRIGHT OFFICE, COPYRIGHT REGISTER, CONTROLLER AND OTHER OFFICERS 87 Copyright Office There shall be an office, to be called the Copyright Office, for the registration of copyright and other matters in terms of this Act. 88 Copyright Register (1) There shall be kept at the Copyright Office a register to be known as the Copyright Register, in which shall be entered such particulars as may be prescribed in relation to the rights and other matters that are required or permitted in terms of this Act be registered in the Register. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), regulations in terms of section one hundred and thirty-five may provide for different registers to be kept in respect of different rights, works or matters or classes thereof, or for the Register to be divided into different parts for the registration of such different rights, works or matters or classes thereof. (3) Subject to this Act, the Register shall be open to inspection at all convenient times by members of the public, on payment of the prescribed fee, if any. (4) The Registrar shall provide a certified copy of any entry in the Register to any person who requests it and who pays the prescribed fee. 89 Controller, Registrar and other officers (1) There shall be⎯ (a) a Controller of Copyright; and (b) one or more registrars of copyright; and (c) such examiners and other officers as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act; whose offices shall be public offices and form part of the Public Service. (2) Office. (3) The Controller shall exercise general supervision and direction over the Copyright Subject to the directions of the Controller, the Registrar shall be responsible for⎯ (a) maintaining the Register; and (b) registering collecting societies, rights and other matters in terms of Parts X and XI; and (c) considering and dealing with references and applications in terms of Parts X, X and XII; and (d) supervising the activities of collecting societies; and (e) generally, doing anything else he is required to do by or under this Act or any other enactment. (4) If the Controller so directs, an officer referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) shall have power to exercise, subject to the Controller’s supervision and direction, any function exercisable by the Registrar in terms of this Act or any other enactment. Act 11/2001 - 50 Chapter 26:01