Section 69.1 — Copyright Act: Approval by Board

The Board shall approve an application made under section 69 if it is satisfied that the collective society has provided sufficient public notice of its intention to make the application; every person who, in respect of the proposed effective period, has paid royalties that would not be payable if the application were approved has consented to the application, received a refund of the royalties, or entered into an agreement under subsection 67 (3) that covers the act, repertoire or proposed effective period that is the subject of the application;

and in the case of an application made under paragraph 69 (b) with respect to a portion of the proposed effective period, the application is not made for the purpose of improperly circumventing the required minimum effective period. For greater certainty, the approval of an application made under section 69 does not preclude the collective society from filing, in accordance with this Act, a proposed tariff that deals in whole or in part with the act, repertoire or proposed effective period that was the subject of the application.