Introductory text

Rights In Performances

Made 8th March 2023

Laid before Parliament 15th March 2023

Coming into force 15th April 2023

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of March 2023

Present,

The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on Him by sections 159 and 208 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988^f1 (“the Act”) makes the following Order.

His Majesty is satisfied that, to the extent that this Order relates to a country that is not—

(a)

in relation to copyright, a country party to the Berne Convention^f2 or to the World Intellectual Property Organisation Performances and Phonograms Treaty^f3 or a member of the World Trade Organisation, or

(b)

in relation to copyright and performances, a country party to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations^f4 or otherwise a Convention country^f5,

provision has been or will be made under the law of that country giving adequate protection to the owners of copyright under Part 1, and to the owners of rights in respect of British performances^f6 under Part 2, of the Act.

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Footnotes

f1: 1988 c. 48; section 159 was substituted and section 208 was amended by section 22 of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 c. 18.
f2: Cm.1212; “Berne Convention” is defined in section 159(9) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; section 159 of that Act was substituted by section 22(4) of the Intellectual Property Act 2014.
f3: Cm.3728.
f4: Cm.2425.
f5: “Convention country” is defined in section 208(2) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
f6: “British performance” is defined in section 208(3) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.