Cap. 415 Art. 59Power to make regulations.

The Minister may make regulations for the better implementation of the provisions of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may by such regulations:

(a) prescribe any matter that may be prescribed under this Act;

(b) introduce changes to extend the protection granted by this Act to any other form of intellectual property not otherwise protected by this Act as may be provided by any international instrument that is binding in Malta;

(c) change and revive the terms of the duration of protection as may be provided in any international instrument that is binding in Malta;

(d) alter the rights and limitations thereof as may be provided in any international instrument that is binding in Malta;

(e) prescribe the functions of the Copyright Board;

(f) provide for matters relating to collecting societies, in particular their establishment, tasks, manner of operation, setting and approval of fees and their supervision.