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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-copyright-and-rights-in-performances-extended-collective-licensing-regulations-2014/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111116890",
  "legislation_title": "The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Extended Collective Licensing) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-copyright-and-rights-in-performances-extended-collective-licensing-regulations-2014",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThe Regulations provide that the Secretary of State may authorise a relevant licensing body to operate an Extended Collective Licensing Scheme for a period of up to five years and renew the authorisation with effect from the end of the initial authorisation period.\nRegulation 2 defines various terms including “relevant licensing body” and “Extended Collective Licensing Scheme”. Regulation 3 defines “relevant work” and “right holder”.\nRegulation 4 sets out the circumstances in which the Secretary of State may, if he considers it reasonable in the circumstances to do so, authorise a relevant licensing body to operate an Extended Collective Licensing Scheme.\nRegulation 5 sets out the information which is required to accompany an application for authorisation.\nRegulation 6 requires the Secretary of State to respond to an application for authorisation and Regulation 7 sets out the authorisation procedure.\nRegulation 8 requires the Secretary of State to notify the relevant licensing body of his decision on authorisation together with his reasons for it.\nRegulation 9 provides that the Secretary of State may, if he considers it reasonable in the circumstances to do so, renew an application for authorisation and Regulation 10 sets out the information to be supplied in support of an application for renewal.\nRegulation 11 provides for three yearly reviews by the Secretary of State of an Extended Collective Licensing Scheme that has been renewed.\nRegulations 12, 14 and 15 provide for the modification, revocation and cancellation of an authorisation.\nRegulation 16 makes provision for a right holder to opt out of an Extended Collective Licensing Scheme.\nRegulations 17 and 18 set out certain minimum requirements for the grant of a licence under an Extended Collective Licensing Scheme and for the level of licence fee.\nRegulation 19 deals with the retention and application of licence fees which are paid under an Extended Collective Licensing Scheme but cannot be distributed to right holders.\nA full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8QQ and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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