SOR-2020-264 Time Limits in Respect of Matters Before the Copyright Board Regulations

In these Regulations, Act means the Copyright Act.

The Board must make a decision with respect to the approval of a proposed tariff under subsection 70(1) or 83(8) of the Act

The Board must make a decision with respect to the fixing of royalty rates or their related terms and conditions, or both, under subsection 71(2) of the Act within the period of 12 months after the day that is fixed by the Board or a case manager as the final day on which any party may present their written or oral submissions to the Board.

If, on or after the day fixed by the Board or a case manager as the final day on which any party may present their written or oral submissions to the Board, the Board or a case manager fixes another day as the final day on which any party may present their written or oral submissions to the Board, that later day is not considered to be the final day for the purpose of determining the 12-month period referred to in paragraph 2(a) or section 3.

The Board or a case manager must, within the period of three months after the day on which the Board publishes a proposed tariff under section 68.2 or subsection 83(5) of the Act, notify the collective society that filed the proposed tariff and any person or entity that filed an objection to the proposed tariff as to whether the Board will hold a written or oral hearing in respect of the proposed tariff.

Subject to sections 8 to 11, every matter that is pending before the Board on the day on which these Regulations come into force must be continued under and in conformity with sections 1 to 6 in so far as it may be done consistently with those provisions.

If, in respect of a matter pending before the Board, on the day on which these Regulations come into force, the Board or a case manager has not notified the collective society that filed a proposed tariff and any person or entity that filed an objection to the proposed tariff as to whether the Board will hold a written or oral hearing in respect of the proposed tariff and the three-month period referred to in section 5 has ended, the Board or a case manager must provide the notice within two months after the day on which these Regulations come into force.

If, in respect of a proposed tariff, on the day on which these Regulations come into force, the effective period of the proposed tariff has begun and if, at any time before the end of two months after the day on which these Regulations come into force, the Board or a case manager notifies the collective society that filed the proposed tariff and any person or entity that filed an objection to the proposed tariff that the Board will not hold any written or oral hearings in respect of the proposed tariff, the Board must make a decision with respect to the approval of the proposed tariff, under subsection 70(1) or 83(8) of the Act, within 12 months after the day on which these Regulations come into force.

If, in respect of a matter pending before the Board, on the day on which these Regulations come into force, the Board has already held a hearing in respect of the matter and the 12-month period referred to in paragraph 2(a) or section 3 has ended or will end in less than six months, the Board must make a decision referred to in that paragraph or section within six months after the day on which these Regulations come into force.

The period within which the Board must make its decision under section 9 or 10 may not be extended under section 6.

These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.