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- (d) the applicant had at the time he submitted an application under this section informed any national or international information centre designated for this purpose by the government of the country in which the publisher of the work to be translated is believed to have his principal place of business;
- (e) the Tribunal is satisfied that the applicant is competent to produce and publish a correct translation of the work and possesses the means to pay to the owner of the copyright the royalties payable to him under this section;
- (f) a period of 6 months in the case of an application for a licence for translation into English or 9 months in the case of an application for a licence for translation into any of the official languages of Singapore other than English, has elapsed from the date of making the request under paragraph (b), or where a copy of the request has been sent under paragraph (c) from the date of sending of such copy, and the translation of the work in the language mentioned in the application has not been published by the owner of the copyright in the work or any person authorised by him within the said period of 6 months or 9 months, as the case may be;
- (g) the name of the author and the title of the particular edition of the work proposed to be translated are printed on all the copies of the translation;
- (h) if the work is composed mainly of illustrations, the provisions of section 145 are also complied with;
- (i) the author has not withdrawn from circulation copies of the work; and
- (j) an opportunity of being heard is given, wherever practicable, to the owner of the copyright in the work.
Licence to reproduce and publish works for certain purposes
145.—(1) Where, after the expiration of the relevant period from the date of the first publication of an edition of a literary, scientific or artistic work,—
