Legal Deposit Act, 1997 (Act No. 54 of 1997)10. Action to remedy non-compliance |
| (1) |
| (a) | If a publisher fails to supply the documents contemplated in section 2(1) to one or more places of legal deposit, an officer authorised thereto by the Minister may in the prescribed manner demand that such documents be supplied to such place or places of legal deposit within 30 days. |
| (b) | If, on the expiration of that period, such documents have not been received by the place or places of legal deposit in question, such officer may forthwith by purchase acquire the documents or, if copies are no longer available, cause a reproduction of acceptable quality to be made thereof and recover the cost of that purchase or reproduction from the publisher. |
| (2) | If the officer is unable to acquire or reproduce the documents or recover the cost thereof under subsection (1), the Department may, in consultation with the Committee, institute civil proceedings against such publisher. |