# The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order 2023, Introduction: Introductory text


Copyright
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 (“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 or to the World Intellectual Property Organisation Performances and Phonograms Treaty 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 or otherwise a Convention country,
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 under Part 2, of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/296/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-and-performances-application-to-other-countries-amendment-order-2023/introduction
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