Article 6 Performances: removal of restrictions on the application of Part 2 of the Act to certain countries that are party to the Rome Convention and certain countries that are party to the WPPTI1

United Kingdom

F1(1)

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(2)

Omit article 10 (WPPT parties that are Rome Convention parties: application of Part 2 of the Act).

(3)

In article 11 (WPPT parties that are not Rome Convention parties: application of Part 2 of the Act)—

(a)

in paragraph (3)(b)—

(i)

omit paragraph (ii);

(ii)

in paragraph (iv), at the end, insert “, in so far as it relates to an infringement under section 187^f1”;

(b)

in paragraph (4), after “applies” insert “, other than New Zealand and Singapore,”.

(4)

In the Schedule, in Part 2^f2 (WPPT parties and WTO members which are not Rome Convention parties: application of Part 2 of the Act), omit the entries for Belize, Canada, Qatar and Tunisia.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 6(1) omitted (14.12.2024) by virtue of The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1124), arts. 1(3), 2(2)

Commencement

I1: Art. 6 comes into force in accordance with art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: Section 187 was amended by regulation 2(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 13(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to, S.I. 2003/2498.
f2: Part 2 of the Schedule was amended by S.I. 2021/636, 2023/296.