Amendment of Act 14 of 1957
Commencement. 4th April, 2021
Section 10 of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 deals with amendment of Act 14 of 1957. In the Copyright Act, 1957,--- (a) in section 2,--- (i) clause (aa) shall be omitted; The Act was enacted on 13 Aug 2021.
In the Copyright Act, 1957,---
(a) in section 2,---
(i) clause (aa) shall be omitted;
(ii) clause (fa) shall be re-lettered as clause (faa) and before the clause (faa) as so re-lettered, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:---
'(fa) "Commercial Court", for the purposes of any State, means a Commercial Court constituted under section 3, or the Commercial Division of a High Court constituted under section 4, of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (4 of 2016);';
(iii) for clause (u), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:---
'(u) "prescribed" means,---
(i) in relation to proceedings before a High Court, prescribed by rules made by the High Court; and
(ii) in other cases, prescribed by rules made under this Act;';
(b) in section 6,---
(i) for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "Commercial Court" shall be substituted;
(ii) the words and figures "constituted under section 11 whose decision thereon shall be final" shall be omitted;
(c) in Chapter II, in the Chapter heading, the words "AND APPELLATE BOARD" shall be omitted;
(d) sections 11 and 12 shall be omitted;
(e) in sections 19A, 23, 31, 31A, 31B, 31C, 31D, 32, 32A and 33A, for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "Commercial Court" shall be substituted;
(f) in section 50, for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "High Court" shall be substituted;
(g) in section 53A,---
(i) for the words "Appellate Board", wherever they occur, the words "Commercial Court" shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (2), the words "and the decision of the Appellate Board in this behalf shall be final" shall be omitted;
(h) in section 54, for the words "Appellate Board", the words "Commercial Court" shall be substituted;
(i) for section 72, the following section shall be substituted, namely:---
"72. Appeals against orders of Registrar of Copyrights.---(1) Any person aggrieved by any final decision or order of the Registrar of Copyrights may, within three months from the date of the order or decision, appeal to the High Court.
(2) Every such appeal shall be heard by a single Judge of the High Court:
Provided that any such Judge may, if he so thinks fit, refer the appeal at any stage of the proceeding to a Bench of the High Court.
(3) Where an appeal is heard by a single Judge, a further appeal shall lie to a Bench of the High Court within three months from the date of decision or order of the single Judge.
(4) In calculating the period of three months provided for an appeal under this section, the time taken in granting a certified copy of the order or record of the decision appealed against shall be excluded.";
(j) in sections 74 and 75, the words "and the Appellate Board", wherever they occur, shall be omitted;
(k) in section 77, the words "and every member of the Appellate Board" shall be omitted;
(l) in section 78, in sub-section (2),---
(i) clauses (cA) and (ccB) shall be omitted;
(ii) in clause (f), the words "and the Appellate Board" shall be omitted.
Section 10, The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 (Act 33 of 2021).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
This section refers to
- s. 2 Definitions
- s. 3 Qualifications, appointment, etc., of Chairperson and Members of Tribunal
- s. 4 Removal of Chairperson or Member of Tribunal
- s. 6 Eligibility for re-appointment
- s. 11 Amendment of Act 43 of 1961
- s. 12 Amendment of Act 52 of 1962
- s. 23 Amendment of Act 53 of 2001
- s. 31 Power to amend the Schedule
- s. 32 Rules to be laid before Parliament
Referred to by 1
Questions about Section 10
What does Section 10 of the Tribunals Reforms Act deal with?
Section 10 of the Tribunals Reforms Act is headed "Amendment of Act 14 of 1957". In the Copyright Act, 1957,--- (a) in section 2,--- (i) clause (aa) shall be omitted;
How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Tribunals Reforms Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 10, section 10 Tribunals Reforms Act 2021, section 10 of the Tribunals Reforms Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 10 of the Tribunals Reforms Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 2 (Definitions), section 3 (Qualifications, appointment, etc., of Chairperson and Members of Tribunal), section 4 (Removal of Chairperson or Member of Tribunal), section 6 (Eligibility for re-appointment), and on 5 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was Section 10 of the Tribunals Reforms Act enacted?
Section 10 of the Tribunals Reforms Act, cited as Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 10, was enacted on 13 Aug 2021 as Act 33 of 2021. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Text as in force on 20 Oct 2026. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.