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The Copyright and Duration of Rights in Performances (Amendment) Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/434 · Made 26 February 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Copyright

Rights In Performances

Made 26th February 2014

Laid before Parliament 28th February 2014

Coming into force 6th April 2014

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to measures relating to copyright and rights in performances, in exercise of powers conferred by that section and section 78 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013f3 makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1992/707 and S.I. 1993/595.

f2

1972 c.68.

f3

2013 c.24.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright and Duration of Rights in Performances (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 6th April 2014.

2Amendment to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988I1

In section 191HA(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988f1, after “a performer has” insert “by an agreement”.

Signature

Younger of Leckie

Parliamentary Under Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

26th February 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the provisions of section 191HA of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act to render it clear that the references to “the agreement” in section 191HA(2), (3) and (4) are to an agreement pursuant to which a performer has assigned certain rights as described in section 191HA(1).

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.