Article 8 Application for first registration

Article 17 of the Scheme shall be amended in paragraph (1) by substituting for sub-paragraph (c) the following sub-paragraph:—

“(c)

where the book has two or more authors (including any who are not eligible persons), shall specify the proposed shares of each of them and for that purpose each of those authors who is alive at the date of application shall be a party to the application, unless

(i)

the Registrar is satisfied that he cannot be traced, despite all reasonable steps having been taken to do so, or

(ii)

the application is made by the translator or editor or compiler of the book and he specifies that he is making the application only in his capacity as such.”.