# The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Where the doing of a particular act is specifically authorised by an Act of Parliament, whenever passed, then, unless the Act provides otherwise, the doing of that act does not infringe database right in a database.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) applies in relation to an enactment contained in Northern Ireland legislation as it applies in relation to an Act of Parliament.
(2A) Sub-paragraph (1) applies in relation to an enactment contained in Part 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 as it applies in relation to an Act of Parliament.
(3) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as excluding any defence of statutory authority otherwise available under or by virtue of any enactment or other statutory provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3032/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-and-rights-in-databases-regulations-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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